What questions are on an exam on RPGs?

[Kwalish Kid]

I came across this in one of the forums here and it got me thinking (name removed to protect the innocent):

Roleplaying and storytelling are rule system independent activities.

I thought: that's a perfect example of something that needs some support behind it. If there was a final exam on role-playing, there might be an essay question like, "Are role-playing and storytelling independent from rule systems? Why or why not?"

What questions do you think would be on a RPG final exam?

 

[Mark CMG]

What do darkness and a gazebo have in common?

 

[Wycen]

Possibly more of an essay question: What would you do with the head of Vecna?

 

[Wild Gazebo]

If I pay 5000gp for an inferior diamond will it still satisfy the requirement for the spell component?

 

[Xandercrisp]

Describe the major schools of thought on how to run a Paladin, including each one's viewpoint on the orc baby dilemma.

 

[Fate Lawson]

1. Who was Blackleaf, and what part did he or she play in the history of RPG's?
2. What part did H.G. Wells play in the development of RPG's?

 

[Blackrat]

1. Who was Blackleaf, and what part did he or she play in the history of RPG's?

This. Definetly a good question on such an exam.

 

[Relique du Madde]

1. Who was Blackleaf, and what part did he or she play in the history of RPG's?

I used a similar question for an "ultimate geek" quiz I once created.


I'd ask what does "gish" and how is it related to an "elf?"

 

[DarkKestral]

For a less humorous take on the question..

"Do any theories of Normative ethics support the principle of 'killing things and taking their stuff'? Why or why not?"

For a slightly more humorous take...

"Which is more important to adventure design: Orcs or Pies? Support your argument with examples."

For an even more humorous take...

"Design a rules-based roleplay system based on the four humor medical theory of the middle ages."

And still more humor: (though it might be quite unfunny to most...)

"Given a spell that can duplicate arbitrary materials worth an arbitrary number of units of currency of arbitrarily per usage, and the ability to use it a number of times limited only by the amount of time required to use the spell, and after an arbitrary and finite number of uses of the spell, has 1-1-1-1 movement warped the time-space continuum, and if so, does it matter to gameplay? Why or why not? Bonus points: How many uses of the aforementioned spell does it take to destabilize an in-game economy?"

 

[Fifth Element]

How many combinations of the letters A-G-G-Y-X can you make? List each one, then suggest whether each is most appropriate for the name a city, a country, or a wizard.