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Some role-playing games use the internet as their medium. Online text-based
role-playing games are popular on the internet. Some are played in a
turn-based fashion, whether play-by-mail games using email, or play-by-post
games on internet forums. Others are played in a more real-time way, similar to
offline games, over TELNET or IRC; these are known as MUDs. Finally, some people
use internet chat clients or dedicated virtual tabletop software to play what
would otherwise be a traditional RPG.
The upcoming Fourth Edition of Dungeons & Dragons is slated to make use of an
online Digital Tabletop and numerous online tools to expedite play of the game
as part of their D&D Insiders program.
A Live action roleplaying game (LARP), is played more like improvisational
theatre. Instead of describing their characters' actions, participants act out
their characters' action de-emphasizing die rolls and rulebook references often
use rock-paper-scissors or direct comparison of attributes to resolve conflicts
symbolically, while some LARPS use physical combat with foam weapons.
Freeform role-playing games are played with minimal or no formal rules and a
greater focus on character or plot development, with the organizers as referees.
A console role-playing game abbreviated CRPG or simply RPG is a video game genre
that has its origin rooted in video game consoles and includes game mechanics
and, frequently, settings derived from those of traditional role-playing games.
A computer role-playing game (CRPG) is a broad video game genre originally
developed for personal computers and other home computers.The earliest
CRPGs were inspired by early role-playing games, particularly Dungeons &
Dragons, and attempted to provide a similar play experience.
Tactical role-playing game TRPG; sometimes referred
to as strategy role-playing gameor SRPG is a type of video
game which incorporates elements of traditional computer or console role-playing
games, and turn-based tactics games. In Japan these games are known as
"Simulation RPGs",
MMORPGs (Massively multiplayer online role-playing games) are massively
multiplayer games in that they take place in a perpetual online world with
hundreds or thousands of other players.
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