tabletop RPG
Collaborative fantasy game
A tabletop RPG (role-playing game) is a game where players create characters and narrate their actions in a fictional world, guided by a gamemaster who describes scenarios and determines outcomes—often using dice.
Unlike video games, play happens through conversation around a table: We've been running a tabletop RPG campaign for two years.
Dungeons & Dragons is the most famous example.
- diceMarked cubes for chance
- game masterTabletop campaign narrator
- session zeroRPG campaign planning discussion
- one shotSingle unrepeated attempt
- miniaturesTiny representations of larger things
tokens · quest · campaign · hit points · natural 20 · saving throw · character sheet · roll · NPC · lore · homebrew · world-building · steampunk · dungeon crawl · post-apocalyptic · gothic horror · rulebook · backstory
- roleplayroleplay, acting, character, cosplay, D&D
- RPGsDungeons and Dragons, Final Fantasy, Skyrim, GM, Baldur's Gate
- tabletop gamesboard games, board game, card games, card game, backgammon
- collectible cardssports cards, trading cards, basketball cards, football cards, baseball card
- immersive experiencesvirtual reality, VR, augmented reality, AR, mixed reality
tabletop RPGvideo game
Electronic interactive visual entertainment
computer game · console game · mobile game · online game · MMORPG