THE CREATION OF NARRATIVE IN TABELTOP ROLE-PLAYING GAMES BY JENNIFER GROULING COVER Pens & Markers The game tells the story

The game tells the story of the workweek of Marxistic dwarves in a steampunk industrial setting

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Game Masters and players alike are familiar with dragons and the threat they present in the world’s most popular tabletop roleplaying game

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THE CREATION OF NARRATIVE IN TABELTOP ROLE-PLAYING GAMES BY JENNIFER GROULING COVER Pens & Markers The game tells the storyDespite 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 interaction among the tabletop module, computer game, and novel versions of Dungeons & Dragons. Given particular