In their original form (PnP) these games were played with one player as the Game Master. The GM plays as a kind of story teller and referee. The GM describes the events of the game and players make choices on how their character’s interact in the game. In many cases these actions are decided by dice rolls. These rolls are often effected by the statistics of the characters created by the players.
There are no winners and losers in an RPG. These games are played simply for the joy of it, and also, like in any good story, to see what happens next. Because players have direct control of the characters in the story the story is always changing. This keeps games growing and becoming more interesting over time.
RPG’s are one of the most unique forms of entertainment today. They combine the stories and elements of all major types of media but ultimately give full control to the audience (players).
