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role playing game

role playing game is the alternative form of roleplaying game.

Meaning of roleplaying game

Noun

roleplaying game (plural roleplaying games, abbreviation RPG)

  1. A type of game where one or more players assume the roles of characters (usually one each) to interact with a fictional world either defined by themselves or through the moderation of a neutral judge (usually referred to as the game master).
    • So, given that Claude is not conscious, what are we to make of Claude’s constitution? Perhaps the most fruitful way to think about it is as an 84-page character sheet for a role-playing game.2026 June 3, Ted Chiang, “No, Artificial Intelligence Is Not Conscious”, in Jeffrey Goldberg, editor, The Atlantic, Washington, D.C.: The Atlantic Monthly Group, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the...
  2. A type of computer game where the player takes the role of a character or party, normally lacking tests of physical skill and including more story-telling and narrative aspects than traditional action games.

Forms of role playing game

pluralrole playing games

Questions about role playing game

What is role playing game the alternative form of?
Role playing game is the alternative form of roleplaying game.

Words near role playing game in the dictionary

  1. role play
  2. role played
  3. role player
  4. role players
  5. role playing
  6. role playing game
  7. role playing games
  8. role playings
  9. role plays
  10. role reversal
  11. role reversals

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