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EN World
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 RP ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Judge Dredd (role-playing Game)
''Judge Dredd'' has been the inspiration for four role-playing game systems. These games are based on the fictional world of the ''Judge Dredd'' series from the British comic '' 2000AD''. The role-playing games are unrelated to each other except for the setting. Games Workshop The first, ''Judge Dredd'' roleplaying game, was published under license by Games Workshop in 1985, and used a rules system created specifically for the game, which resembled GW's Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay. Mongoose Publishing Mongoose Publishing Mongoose Publishing is a British manufacturer of role-playing games, miniatures, and card games, publishing material since 2001. Its licenses include products based on the science fiction properties ''Traveller'', '' Judge Dredd'', and ''Parano ... produced two versions of a ''Judge Dredd'' roleplaying game. In 2002, they acquired the rights to publish games set in the worlds created by ''2000AD'', and quickly released '' The Judge Dredd Roleplaying Ga ... [...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 ... [...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] |
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 persona ... [...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 J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Game Manufacturers
This list includes publishers (not manufacturers, contrary to title, see external links) of card games, board games, miniatures games, 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 – wargames and wargaming magazines A * Ad Astra Games – wargames * Agents of Gaming – wargames * Agglo – magnetic travel games * 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 Publications – role-playing games * Arc Dream Publishing – role-playing games ... [...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] |
