| The genre term "RPG" is an acronym for role - playing game. Developed from old book - and - dice games from the late 1970s, modern RPGs tend to involve the management of an entire party of characters to complete a mythic quest. The player must equip the characters with the best armor and weapons available. Monsters such as dragons, beast - men, and undead spirits are encountered throughout. Hoever, there is always a single entity or misguided individual behind the whole drama, and the whole world of the characters is usually at risk because of it. The party must grow and develop valuable skills to save the world and banish the evil forever. |