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A '''Roleplaying Game''', or RPG, is a game where a number of participants typically assume the roles of fictional characters.
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 childrens cartoon of the same name.
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 "Dungeon 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)
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]]
* [[Traveller]]
* [[Top Secret]]
* [[Exalted]]
* [[Empire of the Petal Throne]]
* [[Nobilis]]
* [[Boot Hill]]
* [[In Nomine]]
* [[Dragonraid]]
* [[GURPS]]
* [[Bunnies and Burrows]]
== See also ==
[[CRPG|Console RPGs]]
== References ==
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[[category:games]]
[[category:games]]