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Pen & Paper Roleplaying Central => Pen and Paper Roleplaying Games (RPGs) Discussion => Topic started by: mythusmage on December 31, 2012, 06:55:20 PM

Title: What is a Roleplaying Game?
Post by: mythusmage on December 31, 2012, 06:55:20 PM
A roleplaying game is a game where you play an imaginary person interacting with other imaginary people in an imaginary place.

Your task now is to explore all the things the above definition allows you.
Title: What is a Roleplaying Game?
Post by: Xavier Onassiss on December 31, 2012, 07:08:53 PM
A roleplaying game is anything that's labelled "Role Playing Game" on the box/front/cover/lid/whatever by the author/designer/publisher/vendor/whoever.
Title: What is a Roleplaying Game?
Post by: Piestrio on December 31, 2012, 07:13:37 PM
Quote from: Xavier Onassiss;613348A roleplaying game is anything that's labelled "Role Playing Game" on the box/front/cover/lid/whatever by the author/designer/publisher/vendor/whoever.

 :rolleyes:
Title: What is a Roleplaying Game?
Post by: mythusmage on December 31, 2012, 07:36:17 PM
Quote from: Xavier Onassiss;613348A roleplaying game is anything that's labelled "Role Playing Game" on the box/front/cover/lid/whatever by the author/designer/publisher/vendor/whoever.

You are so easily disappointed.

Now, using my original definition, what could you do with an RPG?