Gaming cons often have tournaments, some of which are sponsored by the publishing company or official fan clubs others are run by the convention itself with house rules for points and whatever prizes are available. UK RPG Convention Calendar by Phil Masters.It seems that roleplay is getting more and more popular in the gaming community after all. Popular platforms have included Instant Messaging and LiveJournal as of 2012, Tumblr and Twitter are major sites of RP activity.Ĭelebrity RPGs are similar, but instead of characters, the players take the names and personalities of celebrities. Even though roleplay pervades the games industry, nobody quite expected Grand Theft Auto 5s online multiplayer component to become best known for roleplay servers.Roleplay has existed for a while, but it was always a relatively fringe part of online multiplayer games of Grand Theft Auto Onlines breed. Ĭharacter or Fandom RPGs are text-based free-form games in which the players take on an identity and interact as if they were that person. In the 1980s and 90s, fans role-played online as character in multi-user systems such as MUDs and MOOs, on message boards and by email. You adopt Pokémon eggs, hatch them and raise them to strong and powerful monsters Fill your PokéDex, collect rare items, hunt for Shiny Pokémon with the PokéRadar or spend some time in the Global Trade. For example, cosplay involves both dressing in costume and acting the part. PokéHeroes is a fanmade Pokémon online game where you explore the legendary mysteries and secrets of Emera Town. Roleplaying can also take place in less structured environments.

online games such as EverQuest, which eventually became MMORPGs (Massively Multiplayer Role-Playing Games) such as World of Warcraft.

LARPs (Live Action Role Play) such as Vampire / Minds Eye Theater.

tabletop games such as Dungeons and Dragons.

A role-playing game or RPG is a game in which the players take on the role of a character.

Online roleplay games