Good "What is an RPG" link

[nonefornic]

Howdy all,

First post. Squee. I'm currently writing a short peice on the "RPG as a reading expeirence" for a library. They don't want me to go into too much depth about what an RPG is, but rather provide a link to an decent definition. Ironically, having been doing this since Deadlands first ed, I haven't needed to address that question in years. Anyone got a good web source for me?

-Nic

 

[Bagpuss]

So you are looking for a good online reference or one from a book?

 

[PaulofCthulhu]

Feel free to have a look at this one for HPL-based games:

Introduction to RPGs and Lovecraftian Games

 

[howandwhy99]

There is no definitive answer to your question, but there are some more popular ones you could find online by simply googling "What is an RPG?"

 

[nonefornic]

Cheers Paul, that does the trick