English Explanatory Dictionary

roleplaying game

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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).
  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.

Pronunciation

En-us-roleplaying game.oga

Word forms

roleplaying game roleplaying games RPG role playing game role-playing game rôle playing game rôle-playing game

Related words

game master in character LARP out of character

Derived words

CRPG JRPG massively multiplayer online role-playing game RPG WRPG

Translations

Arabic: لُعْبَة تَقَمُّص أَدْوَار Arabic: لعبة رول بلينج Catalan: joc de rol Chinese Cantonese: 角色扮演遊戲 /角色扮演游戏 Chinese Cantonese: 角色活動 /角色活动 Chinese Mandarin: 角色扮演遊戲 /角色扮演游戏 Chinese Mandarin: 角色扮演游戲 /角色扮演游戏 Chinese Mandarin: 角色活動 /角色活动 Danish: rollespil Dutch: rollenspel Esperanto: rolludo Finnish: roolipeli French: jeu de rôle Georgian: როლური ვიდეო თამაში Georgian: როლური თამაში German: Rollenspiel Hungarian: szerepjáték Interlingua: joco de rolo Italian: gioco di ruolo Japanese: 役割演技 Japanese: ロールプレイ Norwegian: rollespill Norwegian Nynorsk: rollespel Polish: gra fabularna Portuguese: RPG Romanian: joc de rol Russian: ролева́я игра́ Russian: разы́грывание роле́й Spanish: juego de rol Swedish: rollspel
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