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Line 1: − A '''Roleplaying Game''', or RPG, is a game where a number of participants typically assume the roles of fictional characters.+ − − One of the most popular and long running RPGs is [[Dungeons and Dragons]] which was created in the [[USA]]. It became so popular that it spawned a children's cartoon of the same name. − − Traditionally, an RPG was played by a group of friends with pen and paper and one of the group assuming the role of "Game Master" and effectively running the game. Nowadays there are a great number of RPGs available in videogame format - everything from online games designed for any number of players (for example [[World of Warcraft]], [[Phantasy Star Online]], and [[Everquest]]) to single player story led games (for example, the Final Fantasy series). Proponents of tabletop RPGs criticize computer and console-based RPGs for their relative inflexibility, since even the best computer-model can't be as ingenious as an actual game-master can. − − From the 1980s onward, RPGs have come under a great deal of criticism from groups who felt that people (especially children) using their imaginations was inherently dangerous, and would lead to [[insanity]], [[murder]], [[suicide]], and [[occultism]].<ref>[http://www.crossroad.to/articles2/2003/occult-rpg.htm Kjos Ministries]</ref><ref>[http://theescapist.com/ The Escapist]</ref> − − == Tabletop RPGs == − * [[Dungeons and Dragons]] − * [[Vampire: the Masquerade]] − * [[Traveller]] − * [[Top Secret]] − * [[Exalted]] − * [[Empire of the Petal Throne]] − * [[Nobilis]] − * [[Boot Hill]] − * [[In Nomine]] − * [[Dragonraid]] − * [[GURPS]] − * [[Bunnies and Burrows]] − − == See also == − *[[CRPG|Console RPGs]] − *[[MMORPG]] − − == References == − <references/> − − [[category:Video Games]]
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#REDIRECT [[Role-playing game]]