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Role-playing game

A role-playing game (sometimes spelled as roleplaying game or abbreviated as RPG) is a game in which players assume and play out the roles of characters in a fictional setting. Players take responsibility for acting out these roles within a narrative, either through literal acting or through a process of structured decision-making regarding character…

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Types of RPGs

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Role-playing game

Nodes71
Edges70
Triples64
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.028169
Components1

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Role-playing game

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related to Tabletop · 14
Role-playing game → Dragons, Dungeons, GM, In, NPCs, PnP, RPG, RPGs, Some, Tabletop, The, This, TTRPG, TTRPGs
related to Electronic media · 9
Role-playing game → As, Dragons, Dungeon, Dungeons, RPG-style, RPGs, Some, Tabletop, These
related to Purpose · 8
Role-playing game → Both, Events, Interactivity, Participants, Such, The, Whereas, While
related to Varieties · 8
Role-playing game → Games, GM, LARP, Role-playing, Some, There, These, This
related to Live action · 6
Role-playing game → Because, LARP, LARPs, Participants, Players, Some
related to External links · 4
Role-playing game → Media, Role-playing, Wikimedia Commons, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2
related to Movements and Traditions · 2
Role-playing game → History, LARPOld School RenaissancePolish
related to Parts of Games · 2
Role-playing game → AdventureCampaign, Statistics
related to Lists · 1
Role-playing game → List
related to Other · 1
Role-playing game → Conversation

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role-playing games game tabletop players character sometimes rpgs characters setting player also gm video storytelling may rpg actions rules used

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game facilitatorsinstance ofrole-playing games add a level of sophistication and persistence to this basic idea with additions0.80text
rules of interactioninstance ofrole-playing games add a level of sophistication and persistence to this basic idea with additions0.80text
airsoft guns or foam weapons.LARPs vary in size from a handful of players to several thousandinstance ofwhile other LARPs use physical combat with simulated arms0.80text
and in duration from a couple of hours to several daysinstance ofwhile other LARPs use physical combat with simulated arms0.80text
dndinstance ofunlicensed versions of it were developed on mainframe university systems under titles0.80text
Dungeoninstance ofunlicensed versions of it were developed on mainframe university systems under titles0.80text
Dungeonsinstance ofand multiplayer games incorporating social interaction.Single-playerSingle-player role-playing video games form a loosely defined genre of computer and console games with origin…0.80text
Dungeonsinstance ofSingle-playerSingle-player role-playing video games form a loosely defined genre of computer and console games with origins in role-playing games0.80text
Role-playing gamerelated to Electronic mediaTabletop0.60section
Role-playing gamerelated to Electronic mediaAs0.60section
Role-playing gamerelated to Electronic mediaDungeons0.60section
Role-playing gamerelated to Electronic mediaDragons0.60section

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