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'''[[Quest to Escape]]''', more commonly abbreviated as QTE, is a series of forum story games based in RR. Presumably inspired by an anime titled Battle Royale, in which a number of characters are given weapons and defenses and stranded somewhere to fight each other to the death until only one person remains, Firestorm Zero chose to create a game where RRers could sign up with characters and then watch as he wrote out the results of the ensuing bracket-style tournament. The results are usually decided by random dice roll, though how this dice roll is set up changes from author to author.
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'''[[RR RPGs]]''' (Role-Playing Games) are, for the most part, the least random threads in Random Ramblings. Rather than simply setting a concept loose on the general populace, the RPG forces the poster to play a character within a world, much like in other RPGs, such as Dungeons and Dragons.
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Sign-ups are limited to one character per RRer, and the roster of players usually fills up quickly. Characters range from utterly serious to hysterically silly, and may be either totally original creations or based off of existing fictional/living beings.
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There are several definitions of an RR RPG. All of them have the same general principle, though; a GM (almost always the original poster, though occasionally there have been exceptions) creates a world, and then requests other posters to sign up, using character forms that may be complicated or vague, depending on how the GM wants the characters to act. However, there are a few basic concepts of the theme:
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The time it takes to finish a QTE is entirely dependant on the writing skills and free time of the game-runner, and may be anywhere from a few weeks to a few months. There also tends to be some confusion as to who gets to run the next game after one has just ended, which is why an organization thread was later created. '''''[[QTE|(more...)]]'''''<noinclude>
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*Basic RPG: This is the most familiar form, wherein the characters are people, and each player controls his or her character directly.
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*[[ArmPG]]: Focused less on character development, these are a combination RPG/Strategy game. Rather than portraying individuals, players control masses of forces, either representing themselves as governmental figureheads or some other position of power.
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*[[QTE|Quest to Escape]]: In these, the player creates a character, and sits back as the GM takes complete control of said character for a series of fights. Seemingly going against the concept of an RPG, there have been occasions where a QtE has been counted as an RPG. The two genres of game have also influenced each other, crossing storylines and paths on occasion. '''''[[RR RPGs|(more..)]]'''''<noinclude>
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Revision as of 03:21, 30 October 2006

RR RPGs (Role-Playing Games) are, for the most part, the least random threads in Random Ramblings. Rather than simply setting a concept loose on the general populace, the RPG forces the poster to play a character within a world, much like in other RPGs, such as Dungeons and Dragons.

There are several definitions of an RR RPG. All of them have the same general principle, though; a GM (almost always the original poster, though occasionally there have been exceptions) creates a world, and then requests other posters to sign up, using character forms that may be complicated or vague, depending on how the GM wants the characters to act. However, there are a few basic concepts of the theme:

  • Basic RPG: This is the most familiar form, wherein the characters are people, and each player controls his or her character directly.
  • ArmPG: Focused less on character development, these are a combination RPG/Strategy game. Rather than portraying individuals, players control masses of forces, either representing themselves as governmental figureheads or some other position of power.
  • Quest to Escape: In these, the player creates a character, and sits back as the GM takes complete control of said character for a series of fights. Seemingly going against the concept of an RPG, there have been occasions where a QtE has been counted as an RPG. The two genres of game have also influenced each other, crossing storylines and paths on occasion. (more..)

Is the featured article, and is used on the main page.

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