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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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    Pen & Paper
    News and reviews for current and upcoming roleplaying games. Also features a RPG Database, release dates, message board, fonts, and gaming databases for Dungeons and Dragons, Star Wars d20, Exalted, and World of Darkness.

    RPG.net
    Popular roleplaying game industry focused independent site, includes directory, regular columns, news, interviews, reviews, links, and large archives of gaming reference, art, and humor material.

    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.


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  • 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.
  • Errant Dreams - Features articles, essays, reviews, and email newsletters.
  • GameWyrd - News and reviews with forums and chatrooms.
  • Gaming Outpost - Daily gaming news, reviews and articles. Hobby gaming search engine and online forums. Special promotions and contests.
  • GreeneThorne's Realm - Detailing the various RPGs that the author plays. Also contains custom gaming software for download.
  • How do u D3? - An online survey on how gamers determine the result of a D3.
  • KMANT - Killing Monsters And Nicking Treasure - Offering roleplaying news and reviews, product information, links and a list of RPG shops in the United Kingdom.
  • OpenRoleplaying.org - Open Gaming community featuring discussions, interactive stories, tools, articles, and news.
  • Palladium Books Reference - A listing of the products that Palladium has published, with cover scans, ISBN numbers, cover prices, and print status.
  • Roleplay.org - Introduction, articles and a continuing discussion on the genres of roleplaying.
  • RPG Blog - Blog with news, reviews, and analysis.
  • RPG Cliches - A list of cliches and absurdities that occur in traditional RPGs and LARPs, either in the books, or in the actual playing of them.
  • RPG Gazette - The latest industry news for the roleplaying community.
  • RPG Host - Resource site featuring news, adventures, character sheets, rules, and links for various systems.
  • RPG Resource - Dedicated to supporting roleplaying campaigns by providing company and product lists with reviews, links, and general resources.
  • RPG Wiz - Reviews of roleplaying games.
  • RPG World - Community resource site for players.
  • RPGMP3.com - Audio resources for roleplaying sessions, as well as audio reviews and downloads.
  • Strolen's Citadel - The Idea Guild - Searchable fantasy resource for game masters and players for original plots and items.
  • Styles of Roleplaying - John H. Kim's rec.games.frp.advocacy FAQ, dealing with abstract (no one system) and RPG classification issues.
  • Tastes Like Phoenix - Articles, contests, a gallery, and game supplements.
  • 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.
  • The Ogmios Project - Information and resources for game masters and players.
  • The RPG Consortium - RPG online community with discussion forums for different games and gaming styles. Includes archives of publications and reference materials.
  • uk.games.roleplay Frequently Asked Questions - Hypertext version of the uk.games.roleplay newsgroup FAQ.

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