Role Playing Game Terms
Basic Information
Terms used in Role Playing Games. This is a list of terminology related to Game Mechanics and Game Systems. For a much longer list that includes not just this but also tropes and themes in gaming, play styles and player types, etc, see Tabletop Gaming Tropes.
- RPG Abbreviations
- Attack Roll
- Attributes or Ability Scores
- Campaign
- Campaign Setting - specific gameworlds from published games
- Character Alignment
- Character Class
- Character Levels
- Critical Success/Failure
- Diceless RPG
- Drawback or Flaw
- Experience Points
- Exploding Roll
- Feat or Edge
- Game Master
- Hit Points
- House Rules
- LARP
- Levels
- Merit or Advantage
- Polydice
- Prestige Class
- Skills
- Special Ability
- Treasure
- Wandering Monster
Sources
Bibliography
1. full source reference
Game and Story Use
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