Draft:Outline of role-playing games

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to role-playing games:

A role-playing game (sometimes spelled roleplaying game, or abbreviated as RPG) is a game in which players assume 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.

What type of thing are role-playing games?[edit]

Role-playing games can be described as all of the following:

A class of games –
A form of role-playing –

Types of role-playing games[edit]

History of role-playing games[edit]

History of role-playing games

General role-playing games concepts[edit]

Role-playing games organizations[edit]

Role-playing games publications[edit]

Persons influential in role-playing games[edit]

   * Dave Arneson
   * Monte Cook
   * Ed Greenwood
   * Jeff Grubb
   * Gary Gygax
   * Luke Gygax
   * Laura Hickman
   * Tracy Hickman
   * Harold Johnson (game designer)
   * Robert J. Kuntz
   * Len Lakofka
   * Kim Mohan
   * Roger E. Moore
   * Douglas Niles
   * Carl Sargent
   * Lawrence Schick
   * James M. Ward