RPG Definition & Glossary

 Greetings, friends! Today we will be exploring the very basics of RPGs. First, we will talk about what an RPG is. Then, I shall give you a glossary of terms used in RPGs. Let's begin!

So, What Is an RPG?

A roleplaying game is a game in which players take on the role of a fictional character and go on all sorts of adventures. Most of the time, an RPG has one player (the Gamemaster) who takes the other players through the game’s world and presents challenges for them to overcome.

Glossary

• Gamemaster (GM): The player who takes the other players through the game’s world and presents challenges for them to overcome. Many RPGs have this, but lots don’t.

• Player character (PC): Either a player who takes on the role of a character or the character itself.

• Non-player character (NPC): A character, who is controlled by the GM, as opposed to a PC, who is controlled by a player.

• Stat: A number that represents how good you are at a general category of task, like strength, intelligence, etc.

• Class: What kind of character you are, like a wizard, for example.

• Supplement: an RPG product that expands the rules of the game.

• Setting guide: a product that details a specific setting for an RPG, which sometimes has supplemental rules sprinkled throughout.

• System: the specific ruleset you use to play an RPG, Dungeons & Dragons, for example.

A Short Introduction.

 Welcome friends, to the Dragon in a Bottle fun time blog! It’s me, your host for today. This post will hopefully tell you what this blog is about, and what you might expect from it. Anyways, let's not dwell on the introduction of the introduction.

This blog is about role-playing games. My first encounter with an RPG was when my brother made one up and games-mastered it for me and my mom. It wasn't very good, and that was the only time we ever played that game.

However, I still retain a do-it-yourself mentality regarding RPGs, and always try and think of ways I can improve upon an existing one, or even make one up from scratch.

These are some projects I may or may not post eventually (knowing me I very well may never post them):

• Star protocol: space-opera RPG about people exploring a newly-found solar system filled with god-aliens (aliens with psychic powers who settle on planets, get worshipped by their inhabitants, and feed off of the inhabitants' faith)

• Swords and Wizardry (RPG) house rules

• Myconomicon: Swords and Wizardry supplement filled with character classes, monsters, and other fun stuff

Tell me in the comments which ones you would like to see!

I hope you enjoy my blog!