RPGs
Stat-based fantasy games
RPGs are role-playing games—games where players assume fictional characters and make decisions shaping a narrative.
The term covers tabletop games like Dungeons & Dragons, where players gather around a table with dice and imagination, and video games where players control characters through quests and storylines: I spent the whole weekend playing RPGs.
Separately, RPG stands for rocket-propelled grenade, a shoulder-fired weapon.
Fantasy tabletop roleplaying game
- diceMarked cubes for chance
- d20Twenty-faced gaming die
- game masterTabletop campaign narrator
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
character sheet · roleplaying · miniatures · dungeon crawl · homebrew · modules · initiative · saving throw
Japanese role-playing game series
- Dragon QuestJapanese console RPG franchise
- turn-basedPlayers alternate actions
- levelingMaking flat or equal
- XPGaming progress currency
grind · party · JRPG · stats · character creation · inventory · side quests · boss battles
Device firing self-propelled munitions
- grenadeHandheld thrown explosive
- anti-tankDesigned to destroy armor
- bazookaShoulder-mounted rocket launcher
- shoulder-firedLaunched from the body
explosive · warhead · propelled · infantry · military · ammunition · backblast · armor-piercing
In-person character embodiment game
- costumingCreating performance attire
- immersionState of being submerged
- characterNature, symbol, or role
- in-characterMaintaining a persona
props · Nordic · parlor · scenario · rules · reenactment · improvisation · freeform
Dungeons & Dragons
Fantasy tabletop roleplaying game
- diceMarked cubes for chance
- d20Twenty-faced gaming die
- game masterTabletop campaign narrator
campaign · character sheet · roleplaying · miniatures · dungeon crawl · homebrew · modules · initiative · saving throw · encounter
Final Fantasy
Japanese role-playing game series
- Dragon QuestJapanese console RPG franchise
- turn-basedPlayers alternate actions
- levelingMaking flat or equal
XP · grind · party · JRPG · stats · character creation · inventory · side quests · boss battles · save points
rocket launcher
Device firing self-propelled munitions
- grenadeHandheld thrown explosive
- anti-tankDesigned to destroy armor
- bazookaShoulder-mounted rocket launcher
shoulder-fired · explosive · warhead · propelled · infantry · military · ammunition · backblast · armor-piercing · Soviet
LARP
In-person character embodiment game
- costumingCreating performance attire
- immersionState of being submerged
- characterNature, symbol, or role
in-character · props · Nordic · parlor · scenario · rules · reenactment · improvisation · freeform · bleed
- gamesboard games, card games, board game, card game, video games
- storytellingstorytelling, story, tale, narrative, narrator
- video gamesvideo games, gameplay, Fortnite, mobile game, arcade
- interactive mediavideo games, video game, apps, interactive fiction, mobile apps
- retro gamingretro gaming, 8-bit, NES, SNES, 16-bit
- Munitionsbombs, missiles, bullets, ordnance, warheads
RPGsarcade games
Quarter-fed video amusements
fighting games · rhythm games · beat 'em ups · button mashers · endless runners
RPGsknives
Edged cutting instruments
derringers · pocket knives · brass knuckles · pepper spray · small arms
- action RPGReal-time combat with character growth
- tabletop RPGGroup storytelling with rules
- classic RPGTraditional role-based video adventure