Glossary of RPG Terms

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AD&D - Advanced Dungeons and Dragons

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Character - A persona run within a game by a Player

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D&D - Dungeons and Dragons

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Game Master (GM) - The person who runs an adventure group. Also called Dungeon Master, Narrator, Role Master, and other terms. The ultimate arbiter of what happens in the course of a gaming session.

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Hack n Slash - An adventure that consists of little more than hacking and slashing a series of monsters and opponents. Very little "Roleplaying" may be involved.

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MMORPG - Massively Multi-Player Online Role Playing Game

Module - A standalone, self contained adventure published for a particular game system

Monty Haul - Named after the TV Show moderator from Let's Make a Deal. A Monty Haul campaign is known for the excessive awarding of gold, money or items to a playing group.

MUD - Multi User Dungeon. The text predecessor to MMORPGs. Also MOO and MUSH.

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NPC - Non Player Character. This is a character in a gaming session controlled by the Game Master or a Player. that the Players do not have ultimate control over

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Player - A person who plays a game

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RPG - Role Playing Game

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