What does RPG exactlt mean?

PerkinSimpson · 31-03-2010 09:54AM #1

I know it means role play game, but it seems that there are many kinds of it, and i am a little confused!

Canis Lupus · 31-03-2010 09:57AM

I'VE JUST GOT SO MANY QUESTIONS ABOUT GAMES I NEED TO START LOADSA THREADS.

EDIT: In fact you've joined and seemingly posted 15 one lined(ish) questions randomly around boards. You looking for friends?

Twilightning · 31-03-2010 12:39PM

He's a pathetic attempt at a troll.

Antar Bolaeisk · 31-03-2010 12:44PM

Rocket Propelled Grenade?

Twilightning · 31-03-2010 12:51PM

Antar Bolaeisk wrote: »

Rocket Propelled Grenade?

Yeah, that's just what this guy needs.

WolfForager · 31-03-2010 02:56PM

I heard it was an acronym for "Really Piglike Giraffes"

Dragon Age: Origins could have been so much more... interesting...

Nevyn · 31-03-2010 02:59PM

Canis Lupus wrote: »

I'VE JUST GOT SO MANY QUESTIONS ABOUT GAMES I NEED TO START LOADSA THREADS.

EDIT: In fact you've joined and seemingly posted 15 one lined(ish) questions randomly around boards. You looking for friends?

or access to the soccer forum.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Role-playing_game

Overheal · 31-03-2010 03:01PM

Google it. Wikipedia has a fascinating RPG article.

Jonny7 · 31-03-2010 04:36PM

RPG means Role Playing Game, and its best to look it up on www.wikipedia.com for a description.

All the people here are going to "LOL" at you and call you a name "TROLL", just ignore them and keep asking as many questions as you want, they will now say 'FFS'.

Gummy Panda · 31-03-2010 05:13PM

Antar Bolaeisk wrote: »

Rocket Propelled Grenade?

Haha that reminds me of Parish on Retronauts

Overature · 31-03-2010 05:21PM

its any game that you play a role in

smooch71 · 31-03-2010 05:22PM

Role Playing Games

You need a couple of 20 side dice, floor plans of a dungeon and little lead soldiers to play them.

And some nerds.

Nevyn · 31-03-2010 05:35PM

smooch71 wrote: »

Role Playing Games

You need a couple of 20 side dice,

Fail the first.

Those that use d20 don't use them alone you need a range of other dice as well.

Fail the second there are systems that don't use d20s at all.

smooch71 wrote: »

floor plans of a dungeon

Fail the third very few rpgs use floor plans or mats to play on.

Fail the fourth very few rpgs have dungeons.

Fail the fifth not every rpg is in a fantasy setting.

smooch71 wrote: »

and little lead soldiers to play them.

Fail the sixth, mixing up table top war games with rpgs.

Fail the seventh lead in minatures died off so people won't die off.

smooch71 wrote: »

And some nerds.

Fail the eight Gamers not nerds or gamer geeks if you must, not all gamers are nerds.

Fail the ninth calling other people nerds while posting on the internet on a site which was set up by a bunch of gamers.

Dude talk about a string of crit fails.

smooch71 · 31-03-2010 05:39PM

Thaedydal wrote: »

Fail the first.

Those that use d20 don't use them alone you need a range of other dice as well.

Fail the second there are systems that don't use d20s at all.

Fail the third very few rpgs use floor plans or mats to play on.

Fail the fourth very few rpgs have dungeons.

Fail the fifth not every rpg is in a fantasy setting.

Fail the sixth, mixing up table top war games with rpgs.

Fail the seventh lead in minatures died off so people won't die off.

Fail the eight Gamers not nerds or gamer geeks if you must, not all gamers are nerds.

Fail the ninth calling other people nerds while posting on the internet on a site which was set up by a bunch of gamers.

Dude talk about a string of crit fails.

Jesus, I was only joking!

Jazzy · 31-03-2010 06:28PM

Thaedydal wrote:

"Those that use d20 don't use them alone you need a range of other dice as well."

yes of course, but he was talking about the generalisation. the D20 tends to be the biggest of the standard dice (oh, aside from the 6 sided one which your brain probably already tried to pick me up on) and therefore, the most well known. try thinking about whats been said instead of getting all defensive because 'oh i play those games and i must make them look as amazing as i think they are'

Thaedydal wrote:

"Fail the third very few rpgs use floor plans or mats to play on."

true, but most ppls idea of a game is that there is a set parameter such as a monopoly board or heck, even the giant mousetrap contraption from the game of the same name. she rubs the lotion on the skin...

Thaedydal wrote:

"Fail the fourth very few rpgs have dungeons."

he doesnt mean dungeon so much in the traditional sense. what he is referring to is the fictional place the game is taking place like a sky fortress or whatever. the character has to be somewhere to do stuff, amazingly

Thaedydal wrote:

"Fail the fifth not every rpg is in a fantasy setting."

but what is considered the most traditional? trying to rack up more points because you really like these games and must defend them to the hilt

Thaedydal wrote:

"Fail the sixth, mixing up table top war games with rpgs."

well, a lot of people like making models out of their characters even if they arent needed. like the 'board', its the image of the game the poster is thinking of.

Thaedydal wrote:

"Fail the seventh lead in minatures died off so people won't die off."

oooohhhh, getting him on the lead thing. scrape up them points

Thaedydal wrote:

"Fail the eight Gamers not nerds or gamer geeks if you must, not all gamers are nerds."

YES THEY ARE. the rpg games you are talking about are played by nothing but the highest level nerds and geeks (oh yes they are thaed, dont attempt to convince me otherwise or shall i tell tales of gaelcon & such?)

Thaedydal wrote:

"Fail the ninth calling other people nerds while posting on the internet on a site which was set up by a bunch of gamers."

kind of right, but in saying that, is he wrong?

Gummy Panda · 31-03-2010 08:08PM

Its not a RPG unless it has a penis demon :pac:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t81jbJMI4F4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJndJcFMBzg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Em_EE93YtYc

Canis Lupus · 31-03-2010 09:07PM

Thaedydal wrote: »

Fail the first.

Those that use d20 don't use them alone you need a range of other dice as well.

Fail the second there are systems that don't use d20s at all.

Fail the third very few rpgs use floor plans or mats to play on.

Fail the fourth very few rpgs have dungeons.

Fail the fifth not every rpg is in a fantasy setting.

Fail the sixth, mixing up table top war games with rpgs.

Fail the seventh lead in minatures died off so people won't die off.

Fail the eight Gamers not nerds or gamer geeks if you must, not all gamers are nerds.

Fail the ninth calling other people nerds while posting on the internet on a site which was set up by a bunch of gamers.

Dude talk about a string of crit fails.

Oh...dear....gawd.... :P

Jonny7 · 31-03-2010 11:04PM

Thaedydal wrote: »

Fail the first.

Those that use d20 don't use them alone you need a range of other dice as well.

Fail the second there are systems that don't use d20s at all.

Fail the third very few rpgs use floor plans or mats to play on.

Fail the fourth very few rpgs have dungeons.

Fail the fifth not every rpg is in a fantasy setting.

Fail the sixth, mixing up table top war games with rpgs.

Fail the seventh lead in minatures died off so people won't die off.

Fail the eight Gamers not nerds or gamer geeks if you must, not all gamers are nerds.

Fail the ninth calling other people nerds while posting on the internet on a site which was set up by a bunch of gamers.

Dude talk about a string of crit fails.

I think the rest of the post doesn't really support this part very well..

Retr0gamer · 31-03-2010 11:16PM

This is how I roll bitches!:

Sarky · 31-03-2010 11:19PM

Ugh, d20 is a horrible system.

Overheal · 31-03-2010 11:49PM

Sarky wrote: »

Ugh, d20 is a horrible system.

And yet many, many PC games function by it. Including KOTOR, and others.

What does RPG exactlt mean?

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