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  1. Delicieuxz

    What constitutes an RPG - and what makes a game not an RPG

    This is my understanding. An RPG is a game where player agency is created through the game world responding to the player’s unique thought-processes, choices, and actions, resulting in a dynamic narrative. The “role-playing” in “role-playing game” refers to the player’s own thought-processes...
  2. Gregz

    The Greater General Codex Theory of 'What is an RPG?'

    The Greater General Codex Theory of 'What is an RPG?' Edit: Nov 1st, 2016. The conclusion of this thread seems to be that there is no such thing as an RPG, only a collection of RPG elements. This definition is still useful, because those elements can be isolated and catalogued within a...

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