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Westeros: High fantasy: A Game of Thrones RPG: 2006-present Based on the setting of American author George R. R. Martin, as featured in his series of high fantasy novels titled A Song of Ice and Fire. The Wheel of Time: High fantasy: Wheel of Time RPG, d20 System: WotC 2001-2002 Based on an epic fantasy series by Robert Jordan. Wilderlands of ...
The setting for The Name of the Wind and The Wise Man's Fear. The Name of the Wind: 2007: N Tékumel: M. A. R. Barker: A technological world is suddenly cast into a "pocket dimension". Reversing the usual sequence of events, Barker spent decades building his elaborate, detailed world before designing the initial tabletop role-playing game.
The story takes place primarily on an elongated continent called Westeros, which is roughly the size of South America. The continent is home to the Seven Kingdoms , also known as "the Realm" or the "Sunset Kingdom", located to the south side of the Wall , a massive man-made ice wall (allegedly fused with magic) 700 feet in height and spanning ...
The name "Numenera" is a reference to the bits of technology left over from past civilizations. The word "numen" is a Latin root word meaning a "pervading divine presence" [6] and "era" refers to the period (1 billion years in the future) in which this universe takes place. The world is utterly filled with "nanites" (the divine presence) that ...
George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire saga features a large cast of characters. The series follows three interwoven plotlines: a dynastic war for control of Westeros by several families; the rising threat of the undead White Walkers beyond the northern border of Westeros; and the ambition of Daenerys Targaryen, the exiled heir of the previous ruling dynasty.
Company Years First RPG product Other notable role-playing games TSR: 1973-1997 Dungeons & Dragons (1974) : Boot Hill (1975), Empire of the Petal Throne (1976), Metamorphosis Alpha (1976), Gamma World (1978), Top Secret (1980), Gangbusters (1982), Star Frontiers (1982), Marvel Super Heroes (1984), The Adventures of Indiana Jones Role-Playing Game (1984), Conan Role-Playing Game (1985 ...
Action RPG: Action role-playing game: FPS/RPG: First-person shooter / RPG hybrid (role-playing shooter) Tactical RPG: Tactical role-playing game: RTS/RPG: Real-time strategy / RPG hybrid (real-time strategy RPG) Roguelike: Roguelike: CRPG/WRPG: Computer-style role-playing game: Eroge: Japanese game featuring erotic content: JRPG: Japanese-style ...
A now out-of-print RPG, suppressed by TSR [clarification needed] DragonRaid: Dick Wulf: 1984 A Christian RPG Dragonroar: Standard Games 1985 Dragonstar: Fantasy Flight Games: d20: 2001 "Where science fiction and fantasy blend" Dragon Storm: Black Dragon Press 1996 Dragon Warriors: Corgi Books: An easy-to-use RPG system published in paperback ...