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roleplaying game en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Meanings

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 original on 03 Jun 2026:
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

Deriveds

CRPG · WRPG · RPG · massively multiplayer online role-playing game · JRPG

Relateds

LARP · out of character · in character · game master

Translations (32)

ru разы́грывание роле́й (type of game in which the players assume the role of a character) · de Rollenspiel (type of game in which the players assume the role of a character) · ia joco de rolo (type of game in which the players assume the role of a character) · ka როლური ვიდეო თამაში (type of game in which the players assume the role of a character) · th เกมเล่นตามบทบาท (type of game in which the players assume the role of a character) · ca joc de rol (type of game in which the players assume the role of a character) · hu szerepjáték (type of game in which the players assume the role of a character) · ru ролева́я игра́ (type of game in which the players assume the role of a character) · arz لعبة رول بلينج (type of game in which the players assume the role of a character) · cmn 角色活動 /角色活动 (type of game in which the players assume the role of a character) · sv rollspel (type of game in which the players assume the role of a character) · da rollespil (type of game in which the players assume the role of a character) · yue 角色活動 /角色活动 (type of game in which the players assume the role of a character) · ro joc de rol (type of game in which the players assume the role of a character) · th เกมอาร์พีจี (type of game in which the players assume the role of a character) · ja ロールプレイ (type of game in which the players assume the role of a character) · fi roolipeli (type of game in which the players assume the role of a character) · pt RPG (type of game in which the players assume the role of a character) · es juego de rol (type of game in which the players assume the role of a character) · pl gra fabularna (type of game in which the players assume the role of a character) · cmn 角色扮演遊戲 /角色扮演游戏 (type of game in which the players assume the role of a character) · ar لُعْبَة تَقَمُّص أَدْوَار (type of game in which the players assume the role of a character) · fr jeu de rôle (type of game in which the players assume the role of a character) · yue 角色扮演遊戲 /角色扮演游戏 (type of game in which the players assume the role of a character) · eo rolludo (type of game in which the players assume the role of a character) · ja 役割演技 (type of game in which the players assume the role of a character) · no rollespill (type of game in which the players assume the role of a character) · nl rollenspel (type of game in which the players assume the role of a character) · it gioco di ruolo (type of game in which the players assume the role of a character) · ka როლური თამაში (type of game in which the players assume the role of a character) · cmn 角色扮演游戲 /角色扮演游戏 (type of game in which the players assume the role of a character) · nn rollespel (type of game in which the players assume the role of a character)