Despite the rise of computer gaming, millions of adults still play face-to-face role-playing games, which rely in part on social interaction to create stories. This work explores tabletop role-playing game (TRPG) as a genre separate from computer role-playing games. The relationship of TRPGs to other games is examined, as well as the influence of Dungeons & Dragons as a tabletop module, a computer game, and a novel. Given particular attention are the narrative and linguistic structures of the gaming session, and the ways that players and gamemasters work together to construct narratives. The text also explores wider cultural influences that surround tabletop gamers.
Author Jennifer Grouling Cover Publisher McFarland Publication Date 2010-07-01 Binding Paperback ISBN 0786444517 Number Of Pages 215 Sales Rank 4702052
