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Enworld
EN World, also known as Morrus' Unofficial Tabletop RPG News, is a British-owned tabletop role-playing game news and reviews website founded in 2000, which grew from the earlier "Eric Noah's Unofficial D&D 3rd Edition News" site (which was active from 1999-2001). Description The main focus of EN World is on tabletop role-playing games news, initially ''Dungeons & Dragons'', but since 2004 the website has covered the whole tabletop RPG hobby. The website is run and owned by Russ Morrissey, more commonly known as Morrus. EN World publishes news about the tabletop role-playing game hobby. It is known for current news and product rumors and often scoops major product release announcements before they are officially unveiled. EN World's forums, opened in 1999, are one of the world’s oldest online tabletop RPG communities. An international community of over a quarter-million gamers constitutes the forum members, who discuss tabletop RPGs in-depth in forums devoted to tabletop RPG ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tabletop Game
Tabletop games or tabletops are games that are normally played on a table or other flat surface, such as board games, card games, dice games, miniature wargames, or tile-based games. Classification according to equipment used Tabletop games can be classified according to the general form, or equipment utilized: Games like chess and draughts are examples of games belonging to the board game category. Other games, however, use various attributes and cannot be classified unambiguously (e.g. ''Monopoly'' utilises a board as well as dice and cards). For several of these categories there are sub-categories and even sub-sub-categories or genres. For instance, German-style board games, board wargames, and roll-and-move games are all types of board games that differ markedly in style and general interest. Tabletop game components The various specialized parts, pieces, and tools used for playing tabletop games may include: * Coins * Stopwatch, clock, hourglass or egg timer * Counte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaming Convention
A gaming convention is a gathering centered on role-playing games, collectible card games, miniatures wargames, board games, video games, or other types of games. These conventions are typically two or three days long, and often held at either a university or in a convention center hotel. The largest gaming convention, Spiel, is a trade fair held in Essen, Germany that focuses on German-style board games and RPGs. A similarly large event is ''Festival Ludique International de Parthenay'' (FLIP), a games festival held over twelve days in France. The annual Gamescom in Cologne is the world's leading expo for video games. While games are often a large part of science fiction conventions and other hobby conventions, gaming conventions are distinguished by focusing on games and game-industry guests. The Penny Arcade Expo is the largest gaming convention in the US, with over 70,000 attendees at both its East (Boston) and Prime (Seattle) events. Gen Con has an emphasis on RPGs and featur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Role-playing Game Software
Role-playing game software, as opposed to role-playing video games, is a software intended to assist in developing and running of role-playing games. It does not allow the game to be played entirely within the computer. Such software assist in the drawing of maps, player character and non-player character A non-player character (NPC), or non-playable character, is any character in a game that is not controlled by a player. The term originated in traditional tabletop role-playing games where it applies to characters controlled by the gamemaster ... creation, generation of monsters, and provision of dice rolls and their results. The software may be specific to a single role playing game system, or flexible enough to be applied to multiple game models. Software References {{reflist Role-playing game software ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Role-playing Games By Name
This is a list of notable tabletop role-playing games. It does not include computer role-playing games, MMORPGs, play-by-mail/email games, or any other video games with RPG elements. Most of these games are tabletop role-playing games; other types of games are noted as such where appropriate. 0-9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z See also * List of play-by-mail games * List of role-playing game designers, annotated with a few significant games to which each designer has contributed. * Timeline of tabletop role-playing games * List of role-playing game publishers * List of game manufacturers References {{reflist, 30em Role-playing games by name Name A name is a term used for identification by an external observer. They can identify a class or category of things, or a single thing, either uniquely, or within a given context. The entity identified by a name is called its referent. A personal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Role-playing Game Publishers
This is a list of companies that have produced tabletop role-playing games in English, listed in order of the year that the company published its first role-playing game-related product (game, supplement, or magazine). Also listed is the years the company was active, and a list of notable role-playing games the company has produced. This list makes note of the first edition of each game which a company published, and does not try to list subsequent editions of the same game published by the same company. {, class="wikitable sortable" , - bgcolor="#CCCCCC" ! Company !! Years !! First RPG product !! class="unsortable" , Other notable role-playing games , - , TSR , 1973-1997 , data-sort-value="1974", ''Dungeons & Dragons'' (1974) , ''Boot Hill'' (1975), ''Empire of the Petal Throne'' (1976), ''Metamorphosis Alpha'' (1976), ''Gamma World'' (1978), ''Top Secret'' (1980), ''Gangbusters'' (1982), ''Star Frontiers'' (1982), '' Marvel Super Heroes'' (1984), ''The Adventures of Indiana Jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Game Manufacturers
This list includes publishers (not manufacturers, contrary to title, see #External links, external links) of card games, board games, Miniature wargaming, miniatures games, Wargaming, wargames, role-playing games, and collectible card games, and companies which sell accessories for use in those games. Not included in this list are companies that simply resell products of other companies, although many of the companies listed here do have online stores that sell their own products. 0–9 * 1i Productions – board games * 3W (company), 3W – wargames and wargaming magazines A * Ad Astra Games – wargames * Agents of Gaming – wargames * Agglo – magnetic travel games * Alea (game publisher), Alea – part of Ravensburger * Alderac Entertainment Group – collector card games, role-playing games * Alternative Armies – wargames * Amarillo Design Bureau Inc. – space war games and miniatures * Amigo Spiele – board games * APBA – sports, board, and computer games * Apex Pu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Designers Of Role-playing Games
This is a list of individuals who have designed one or more role-playing games, including live-action role-playing games but excluding role-playing video games (see List of video game industry people and its children for video game creators). Artists are listed separately on the annotated List of role-playing game artists. Publishing companies are listed under List of role-playing game publishers. Individual games are listed under List of tabletop role-playing games. The design of role-playing games may include the creation of game systems, game settings and scenarios for roleplaying; game designers engage in one or more of these activities as they create, revise and develop roleplaying games. For each designer, this list includes a few representative games, game lines or publications that the designer in question has created or co-authored or where they are credited with a significant contribution. A *Justin Achilli - '' Vampire: The Dark Ages'', '' Victorian Age: Vampire'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Role-playing Game Artists
This is a list of notable role-playing game artists, past and present. The people in this list created artwork for one or more notable, published role-playing game book, miniature, or other product. A * Jason Banditt Adams - ''Desolation RPG'' by Greymalkin Designs, Mongoose Publishing's series such as '' Traveller'', ''CONAN'', ''Elric'' and others, as well as HERO Games titles * Attila Adorjany - his work has appeared in comics, video games, film, TV, and roleplaying games including products by White Wolf, Wizards of the Coast, Fantasy Flight Games, and Steve Jackson Games * Dave Allsop - his art appears in games for Wizards of the Coast and his own creation SLA Industries for Nightfall Games *Glen Angus * Samuel Araya - his published cover art includes '' Unknown Armies 2nd Ed.'' (Atlas Games), ''Weapons of the Gods'' (Eos Press), '' Tibet: The Roleplaying Game'' (Vajra Enterprises), along with various White Wolf / World of Darkness titles and '' All Flesh Must Be Eate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Timeline Of Role-playing Games
The following is a timeline of tabletop role-playing games. For computer role-playing games see here. The publication year listed here is the year of the first edition in the original country. Additional editions, translations or adaptations for use in other countries are not included in this list. For editions other than the first, consult the corresponding article. Some games started out as generic role-playing supplements, supplements for other games, or even a different kind of game. Those games are listed in the year when they made the transition to a standalone role-playing game. Unique games with identical or similar titles are listed separately. Unique means games that use different rules or settings but does not include rule revisions by the same author or publisher. 1970s 1974 * ''Dungeons & Dragons'' * ''Rules to the Game of DUNGEON'' 1975 * ''Boot Hill'' * ''Empire of the Petal Throne'' * ''En Garde!'' * ''Tunnels & Trolls'' 1976 * '' Bunnies & Burrows ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
History Of Role-playing Games
The history of role-playing games begins with an earlier tradition of role-playing, which combined with the rulesets of fantasy wargames in the 1970s to give rise to the modern role-playing game.: "Generation 1" games A role-playing game (RPG) is a type of game in which the participants assume the roles of characters and collaboratively create stories. Traditionally all the participants but one take on characters and determine the actions of their characters based on their characterization and the actions succeed or fail according to a system of rules and guidelines, and one of the participants takes on the role of game master (or GM for short) who narrates the story, plays all the non-player characters and determine the challenge rating and the outcome of various actions. Within the rules, the participants may improvise freely; their choices shape the direction and outcome of the games. Role-playing games are substantially different from competitive games such as ball g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Role-playing Game Terms
Role-playing games (RPGs) have developed specialized terminology. This includes both terminology used within RPGs to describe in-game concepts and terminology used to describe RPGs. Role-playing games also have specialized slang and jargon associated with them. Besides the terms listed here, there are numerous terms used in the context of specific, individual RPGs such as ''Dungeons & Dragons'' (''D&D''), ''Fate'' and '' Vampire: The Masquerade''. For a list of RPGs, see List of role-playing games. Terms used to play role-playing games A *Adventure: A set of game sessions united by characters and by narrative sequence, setting or goal. *Armor Class (or AC): The difficulty to hit a specified target, abstracted from its dodging capacity and armor. "This term was inherited from a naval battle game". Many role-playing games that came after ''Dungeons & Dragons'' have "abandoned the notion of defining defense as armor class". *Area of Effect (or AoE): An effect that affects a zone, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russ Morrissey
Russ Morrissey, also known as Morrus (born June 1974), is a British reporter, game designer, podcaster, author and owner of EN World. Morrissey founded the ENnie Awards in 2001, which he ran until 2018. He also founded the book publisher EN Publishing, and the tabletop gaming news website EN World, both of which he runs currently. Career EN World and EN Publishing Morrissey wrote his first tabletop RPG at the age of 14 in 1984. He founded d20reviews.com in 1999, which was renamed EN World, also known as ''Morrus' Unofficial Tabletop RPG News'' in 2001, a tabletop RPG news website and community. In 2001, Morrissey founded the publishing company EN Publishing and has gone on to publish over 300 books under the brand. In 2014 under EN Publishing, Morrissey wrote and published the W.O.I.N. Roleplaying Game System (''What's O.L.D. IS N.E.W.''). In 2014, he was a judge on the Paizo design competition ''RPG Superstar''. In February 2017 Morrissey announced that he would be creating ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
