Pen and Paper RPG Games

When pen and paper rpg games were introduced way back years, they started to be popular to many game lovers. By the way, if you are not familiar with pen and paper rpg games they are role playing games where players choose their characters while a game master (GM) tells the story. The task of the players is to decide for the intended actions of their characters in situations told by the GM. The gaming system shall be the basis if the characters’ actions succeeded or failed but sometimes it is the GM who decides. Ironically, the game does not require either a pen or paper. Instead, it is done by word of mouth. In a small social gathering, the GM and the players discusses the story and the actions of the characters.

Some of the most popular role playing games in pen and paper form are Dungeons and Dragons, Call of Cthulhu, Traveller, Star Wars, GURPs, Tunnels and Trolls, Champions, RuneQuest, Vampire the Masquerade, Gamma World, Shadowrun, World of Darkness, and Rifts. Each of these games has its own features that made it known in the world of rpg games.

Dungeons and Dragons (D & D) from the time it became commercially available has become the number one most popular rpg game in pen and paper form. Inspired by fantasy literature and wargaming, this game still rules the market from its original edition up to its 4th edition because of its different incarnations. The popularity of Call of Cthulhu on the other hand cannot be compared to that of the D & D. However, this horror-based role playing game is incomparable to other famous games. Traveller and Star Wars are both space operas. The former is not super famous as the latter but it was first created before Star Wars. Hence, Traveller is considered as one of the earliest rpg games. Generic Universal Role Playing (GURP), created by Steve Jackson, is another rpg with a system that has adapted to any playing environment. Truly, the imagination that the creator of this game has deserves a big applause.

If there is D & D, there is also T & T or Tunnels and Trolls. This is the second role playing game ever created which is an alternative for the D & D. Champions on the other hand is a role playing game which is comic-themed. Moving on to RuneQuest, one of the big three in the rpg world together with D & D and Traveller, this game has a far different setting compared to other fantasy games. Another role playing game which is more of a science fantasy game is Gamma World. This game let you play with mutant creatures.

These are just some of the numerous role playing games in pen and paper form. If you want to know more about these rpg games, you can search in the internet. What is a little of your time compared to the fun and entertainment you will get from playing rpg games?