Roleplaying

A roleplaying game (RPG) is a structured method of playing "Let's Pretend", in which players create characters to serve as protagonists in a fictional world created by a game master. Although characters and plots are driven largely by the imagination of the participants, game rules are used to resolve the results of dramatic conflicts, providing the games with a necessary element of suspense. Roleplaying began with the creation of the fantasy game Dungeons & Dragons in Wisconsin in 1972, but now includes hundreds of commercial systems and homemade RPGs in many languages and genres. This category primarily covers what are often called tabletop roleplaying games (because they are typically played sitting around a table, with books and dice) but also includes its pen-and-paper descendants, live action roleplaying (where players dress up and physically act out their characters' actions) and gamebook roleplaying (system-based interactive fiction).

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• GreeneThorne's Realm - Detailing the various RPGs that the author plays. Also contains custom gaming software for download.
  
• Strolen's Citadel - The Idea Guild - Searchable fantasy resource for game masters and players for original plots and items.
  
• Roleplay.org - Introduction, articles and a continuing discussion on the genres of roleplaying.
  
• RPG Host - Resource site featuring news, adventures, character sheets, rules, and links for various systems.
  
• RPGMP3.com - Audio resources for roleplaying sessions, as well as audio reviews and downloads.
  
• The Ogmios Project - Information and resources for game masters and players.
  
• The Complete List of RPG Plots - Every RPG plot ever in the history of the whole world (or at least 34 of them): an arbitrary exercise (and GM's aid) by S. John Ross.
  
• RPG Wiz - Reviews of roleplaying games.
  
• Gaming Outpost - Daily gaming news, reviews and articles. Hobby gaming search engine and online forums. Special promotions and contests.
  
• uk.games.roleplay Frequently Asked Questions - Hypertext version of the uk.games.roleplay newsgroup FAQ.
  
• OpenRoleplaying.org - Open Gaming community featuring discussions, interactive stories, tools, articles, and news.
  
• KMANT - Killing Monsters And Nicking Treasure - Offering roleplaying news and reviews, product information, links and a list of RPG shops in the United Kingdom.
  
• Errant Dreams - Features articles, essays, reviews, and email newsletters.
  
• RPG Blog - Blog with news, reviews, and analysis.
  
• RPG Gazette - The latest industry news for the roleplaying community.
  
• The RPG Consortium - RPG online community with discussion forums for different games and gaming styles. Includes archives of publications and reference materials.
  
• RPG Resource - Dedicated to supporting roleplaying campaigns by providing company and product lists with reviews, links, and general resources.
  
• Ariel Archives Online - Dedicated to the preservation of all aspects of the Australian roleplaying community. A collection of Convention Modules, Freeforms and other roleplaying related items, some downloadable in PDF zipped form, many only available through emailed request.
  
• Alan De Smet - Role-Playing Games - A selection of practical tips for game masters and players of any system, information about some Gaming Conventions, and resources for Amber, Dungeons and Dragons, and Shadowrun.
  
• RPG World - Community resource site for players.
  
• Styles of Roleplaying - John H. Kim's rec.games.frp.advocacy FAQ, dealing with abstract (no one system) and RPG classification issues.
  
• GameWyrd - News and reviews with forums and chatrooms.
  
  

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