In tabletop RPG, a a group of players gathers around a game master GM to narrate and act out a scenario that unfolds in a given world. Players embody characters with specific skills, abilities or powers that determine what they can or can not do.
Depending on the task assigned and the obstacles to overcome, players have to make decisions, like choosing what path or action to take, then simulate the consequences.
Actions, especially battles, are decided by throwing dice according to complex rules. They made the crucial decision to switch from embodying an entire army to embodying a single character, which made the outcome more personal. At the same time, the context to be recreated shifted towards imaginary worlds that needed to be precisely portrayed in myriad illustrated manuals describing the creatures, cities, weapons and more. In this iteration, participants physically incarnate their character over the course of a costumed weekend in an outdoor space reserved for players.
Their task might be to prepare for and act out an attack, for example. But most LARP events take place on a smaller scale. Although there is no shortage of RPGs in other genres and sub-genres particularly the supernatural, with The Call of Cthulhu and Vampire: The Masquerade , games that take place in medieval-fantasy worlds, which are often quite syncretic, are by far the most popular.
It was the setting for various board games and RPG, including RuneQuest , developed along with Steve Perrin, which was first launched in Other, more recent games, including Hero Wars and Hero Quest and , respectively also take place there. Games inspired by books are also worth mentioning, as they represent a significant portion of the sector. They include Stormbringer and Elric! At the same time, taking moral questions into account enables the evolution and sophistication of RPG worlds.
