Acronym soup for
Tabletop Role-Playing Games

A classification for a role-playing game (RPG) in which the participants describe their characters' actions through speech and sometimes movements, AKA pen-and-paper RPG.

A popular tabletop role-playing game and a foundational influence for many modern role-playing games.

A popular tabletop role-playing game and a foundational influence for many modern role-playing games.

A popular OSR homebrew ruleset for fantasy tabletop RPGs created by Arthur Kemp on the "Goblin Punch" blog, which is celebrated for its dice pool magic system.

Person who organizes and runs the game, guiding players through the story.

Character controlled by the Game Master, used to populate the game world.

A play-style movement in tabletop role-playing games drawing inspiration from tabletop RPGs' early days.

A play-style movement in tabletop role-playing games drawing inspiration from tabletop RPGs' early days.

Character controlled by a player, typically a protagonist in the game.

Interpreting and applying game rules exactly as printed in official materials.

When all characters in the player party are defeated or killed.