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<h1>A ROLEPLAYING GAME</h1>
<p>Roleplaying games (abbreviated RPGs) are a particular type of game — they originated as tabletop games, but are nowadays often played online as well.</p>
<p>In a roleplaying game, a group of people play together to create a story: they do so by talking with each other, and that conversation is accompanied by the use of rules and (typically) dice rolls, which help determine the outcome of uncertain situations and guarantee that the story created reflects the premises of the game — tension and fear for a horror game, adrenaline scenes for an action game, deep and heartfelt character interaction for a romantic game, and so on.</p>
<p>In Japan, this activity is also known as a "table talk role-playing game" (TTRPG), specifically, because it relies so heavily on the conversation at the table.</p>
<h2>ROLES IN THE GAME</h2>
<p>The people who play this game will fulfill different roles:</p>
<h1>INTRODUCTION</h1>
<p><strong>CHAPTER d THE BASICS OF PLAY</strong></p>
<p>In the conversation, Players describe their characters' actions and choices:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Game Master</strong>. Often abbreviated as GM, this person's role is that of portraying the game world in which the protagonists of the story act and live. As the protagonists establish goals and make choices, the Game Master will challenge those goals and describe the consequences of their actions.</li>
<li>"Isabelle raises her shield and guards your back!"</li>
<li>"I step forward and speak to the queen!"</li>
<li>"I run after the thief! Where did he go?"</li>
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<p><em>You can find more about the Game Master's role on page 26!</em></p>
<p>Similarly, the Game Master describes what happens in the world and also portrays the actions of every creature and character around the protagonists:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Player</strong>. Each of the remaining participants — two to five people — will create a heroic protagonist and then control that character's actions within the game world. Each protagonist is known as a Player Character, generally abbreviated as PC.</li>
<li>"The village looks calm, its white windmills turning lazily under the sun. "</li>
<li>"The king appears tired and struggles to speak, as if not in control of his body. "</li>
<li>"The dragon turns his smoldering gaze towards you!"</li>
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<p>Characters that are controlled by the Game Master, on the other hand, are called Non-Player Characters, or NPCs.</p>
<p><em>You can find more about each Player's role on page 24!</em></p>
<p>Together, this is all known as <strong>roleplaying</strong>, and these events will take place in your imagination — a space that is often called "the fiction".</p>
<p>While it is true that the role of the Game Master is to present obstacles and put the Player Characters in situations of risk and danger, their role is not that of an adversary, but rather someone who aims to make the protagonists shine throughout the story.</p>
<p>There is no "win condition" in this game: as long as you create a memorable story and enjoy each other's company, you're all winning.</p>
<p class="section-break"></p>
<footer>Philip Forlenza (Order #)</footer>
<h2>d THE RULES</h2>
<p>This is also a game, and that's where the rules come into play: much like in a video game or board game, characters have scores and abilities representing their strengths and weaknesses, and dice rolls will often be used to make a situation's outcome a bit tense and unpredictable.</p>
<p>Unlike video games and board games however, the possibilities of a roleplaying game are endless: there is no single approach to a situation and the story will naturally emerge from your interactions and choices at the table.</p>
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<p>This is a tale of heroes and darkness.</p>
<p>Of great hope... and even greater sacrifice.</p>
<p class="signature">Philip Forlenza (Order #)</p>