Posts Tagged ‘role playing games’

Are there different RPG games?

Friday, August 22nd, 2008

Yes, these are various RPG system forms.

  • A generic role-playing game system is independent of the setting and genre of the game. The rules and regulations will work the same way as for any setting that you would want to play. All you have to do is  purchase and learn from one main rule book; if you do this it will help you save time and money.
  • There are game systems  depicting a particular genre or style of play. Example of this RPG is Dungeons and Dragons. 
  •  There are also systems that are not genre-specific yet come bundled with a particular campaign setting such as the RuneQuest. 
  • The D6 system is one of the popular role-playing game systems using a 6-sided die to determine the attributes or raw abilities of a game character in a certain area. The D6 game system represents six main attributes; 3 of which represent physical characteristics (Physique, Coordination, and Reflexes) and the other 3 represents mental characteristics (Knowledge, Perception, and Presence).

In all RPG systems, a GM or game master is required. The GM  commonly creates a setting for various game sessions to  depict most of its inhabitants, and act as a rule arbitrator for players. All the other game participants are within the control of a GM are the player characters, which may collectively form a “party”. The game master will create  a story goal for the players to fulfill through the actions of their in-game characters. This must involve interaction with NPCs (non-player characters), other occupants of the game world commonly played by the GM, puzzle-solving, combats, and negotiations.

What is an RPG game?

Wednesday, June 18th, 2008

RPG is actually the acronym for role-playing game. It is a game where you assume the roles of a character and produce stories. Because you assume a particular role in the game, you determine the actions of your character/s based on its own personality. Whatever success or failure of such actions will depend on the system of rules and regulations of the game. In an RPG, you have the free to create your characters and define its destiny according to the game’s rules and regulation. Whatever decisions you make of your character will shape the direction or the outcome of the game.