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 Level
• Critical Success/Failure
  • Critical Failure / Fumble / Botch
  • Critical Success / Critical Hit
• Diceless RPG
• Dice Superstitions
• Drawback or Flaw
• Experience Points
• Exploding Roll
• Feat or Edge
• Game Master
  • Dungeon Master
• Hit Points
• House Rules
• LARP
• Levels
• Merit or Advantage
• Metacurrency
• Niche Protection
• Polydice
• Prestige Class
• Scale
• Scope
• Skills
  • Skill Points, Skill Rating or Skill Level
• Skill Based System
• Special Ability
• Story Game
• Stringency
• System
  • Class and Level System
  • Point-buy System
  • Life-path system
• Treasure
• Wandering Monster

Self improvement the RPG way - a system related essay on character growth and development in RPGs.

Sources

Bibliography

1. full source reference

Game and Story Use