roleplaying game

• role-playing game
• role playing game
• rôle-playing game

roleplaying game (plural roleplaying games)

1. (games) A type of game where one or more players assume the roles of characters (usually one each) to interact with a fictional world either defined by themselves or through the moderation of a neutral judge (usually referred to as the game master).
2. (video games) A type of computer game where the player takes the role of a character or party, normally lacking tests of physical skill and including more story-telling and narrative aspects than traditional action games.

• (game where players assume the role of characters): RPG

• massively multiplayer online role-playing game
• RPG (whence CRPG, JRPG, WRPG)

• LARP
• game master
• in character
• out of character
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