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Glossary of terms.

Acronyms

LARP #
Live Action Role Playing
MMORPG #
Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game
RPG #
Role Playing Game

Basic Definitions

Roleplay #
To assume or act out a particular role.

Detailed Definitions

Dungeons & Dragons #
D&D was the first commercially known paper and dice RPG. It evolved from earlier modifications based on war gaming. It is generally a fantasy based settings with humans, humanoids, fantastical creatures of myth and legend such as elves and dragons, and includes combat and magic rules and situations. D&D has been the main focal point of anti-RPG campaigns since the 1980s by various groups. It has however become the largest single role playing gaming product series. The owners of the product have changed hands many times, and D&D is now owned by Hasbro Inc. via the "Wizards of the Coast" division......