Starting Capstone Subject Area: Role Playing Games

My subject area is Role Playing Games.

A Role Playing Game or RPG is a game mixed in with collaborative story-telling where players make characters and usually one player acts as a referee, this is usually known as "The Game Master" or GM.

Most players make characters in a certain setting and develop them through various interactions from diplomacy to combat.

Overall RPGs have been a part of my life for years now. And with time has developed to be a part of who I am. This project sums up a decent fraction of my personality.

Source 8: roleplayingtips.com part 3

Fear in RPGs

This article explains the subtleties of implementing horror into a campaign for a role playing game group. Detailing helplessness and loss of hope.

I chose this article because it's approaching the subject area of how games are played and horror varies from system to system, from freeform horror to a mechanical horror of tables and modifiers the list goes on!

Source 7: roleplayingtips.com part 2

Choosing a Setting

This article explains what various settings mean in RPGs and hoew to about implementing them, overall this article is directed more at MUDS (Multi-User Domains), but the philosophy is still similar.

I chose this article because it explains what is essentially 1/2 of any Role Playing game: Setting. Setting is the entire world and it's occupants aside from the players.

Source 4: GURPS

My fourth source is GURPS which stands for General Universal Role Playing System. This Game was made in mind to play any kind of character in any kind of campaign, from horror to comedy from demons to blueberry muffins you can play and be anything.

The reason i chose this as a source is that it is a good Role Playing Game AND it has a 3 dice bell curve due to its resolution mechanic. This game is made by Steve Jackson Games that also makes Munchkins and other games.