role-playing game

Also known as RPG, roleplaying game, role playing game, role-playing games

game in which players assume the roles of characters in a fictional setting

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A role-playing game is a game where players take on the roles of characters and play out stories together in an imaginary world. Players make decisions and take actions as their characters, creating an interactive experience that combines storytelling, imagination, and often rules-based mechanics.

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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 development. Actions taken within many games succeed or fail according to a formal system of rules and guidelines.

There are several forms of role-playing games. The original form, sometimes called the tabletop role-playing game (TTRPG), is conducted through discussion, whereas in live action role-playing (LARP), players physically perform their characters' actions. Both forms can have features of a storytelling game. In both TTRPGs and LARPs, often an arranger called a game master (GM) decides on the game system and setting to be used, while acting as a facilitator or referee. Each of the other players then takes on the role of a single character in the experience.