RPG

     An RPG is a 'roleplaying game', where players take on the role of characters in a virtual setting, progressing those characters through a story. Many people play RPGs on a PC or console, but at Savage Mojo we talk about RPGs as pen-and-paper tabletop games in the style of Dungeons and Dragons.

     In tabletop RPGs the setting is administrated by the GM or 'game master', who takes the place of the computer or console in adjudicating what happens in response to characters' actions. The benefit is that a human being has much more flexible than a computer, and adds a face to face social element to the experience too.

     A tabletop RPG is made up of a set of rules (the 'rules system' of the game, such as Mojo Rules! or Savage Worlds (external link)

) and the setting the characters live their virtual lives in. The Suzerain universe is made up of many realms (external link)

, each of which is a potential setting for roleplaying.

Roleplaying games are an interactive experience played around the table with friends and family. They promote a variety of social skills, develop language and math skills in children and adults alike, and are generally a good thing all round.

Savage Mojo develops roleplaying games and game accessories under the Talisman Studios name.

Live action roleplaying

Live action roleplaying happens when players act out their character's actions rather than describing them while sitting around a table. Combat is simulated, but otherwise live action roleplay is much like being in an improvized play with a few rules to decide when actions succeed and fail. There are no plans for a Shaintar live action game system, and the current edition of Suzerain has no rules for this style of play (yet!). However, the first edition - launched in 2000 - certainly did, and we'd like to ackowledge its existence.

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