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[1] Participants determine the actions of their characters based on their characterization,[1] and the actions succeed or fail according to a formal system of rules and guidelines. [2] Within the rules, players have the freedom to improvise; their choices shape the direction and outcome of the game. [2]  \nUnlike other types of role-playing game, pen-and-paper RPGs are conducted like radio drama: only the spoken component is acted. In most games, one specially designated player, the game master (GM), creates a setting in which each player plays the role of a single character. [2] The GM describes the game world and its inhabitants; the other players describe the intended actions of their characters, and the GM describes the outcomes. Some outcomes are determined by the game system, and some are chosen by the GM. [2]  \nThe terms \"pen-and-paper\" and \"tabletop\" are generally only used to distinguish this format of RPG from other formats, since neither pen and paper nor a table are strictly necessary. [2]  \nContents  \n 1 Gameplay  \n 2 History  \n 3 Game systems  \n 3.1 Statistics  \n 3.2 Character creation  \n 4 Campaign settings  \n 5 Publishers  \n 5.1 Business models  \n 5.2 Publishing Associations  \n 5.3 Indie publishers  \n 5.4 Homebrew  \n 6 See also  \n 7 References  \n 8 External links  \nGameplay  \nPart of a series on:  \nRole-playing games Topics  \n Campaign setting  \n Character creation  \n History of role-playing games  \n Role-playing game (pen and paper)  \n Live action role-playing game  \n Role-playing video games  \n Role-playing game system  \n Role-playing game terms  \n Player character  \n Non-player character  \n Role-playing game theory  \n GNS Theory  \n The Big Model  \n Threefold Model  \n Statistics  \nLists  \n List of campaign settings  \n List of Japanese RPGs by genre  \n List of LARP groups  \n List of RPG artists  \n List of RPG designers  \n List of RPG publishers  \n List of RPGs by name  \n List of RPGs by genre  \n Timeline of RPGs  \nMore info  \n Portal:Role-playing games  \n WikiProject Role-playing games  \n[https://web.archive.org/web/20100111053448/](https://web.archive.org/web/20100111053448/)[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Role-playing_game_](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Role-playing_game_)(pen_and_paper) 1/9  \n6/18/25 , 2:25 PM Role-playing game (pen and paper) -Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia  \nMost games follow the pattern established by the first published role-playing game, Dungeons & Dragons. Participants usually conduct the game as a small social gathering. One participant, the Game Master (GM), purchases or prepares a set of rules and a fictional setting in which players can act out the roles of their characters. This setting includes challenges for the player characters to overcome through play, such as traps to be avoided or adversaries to be fought. The full details of the setting are kept secret, but some broad details of the game world are usually given to the players.  \nThe players then create characters whose roles they will play in the game. As well as fleshing out the character's fictional background, they assign numerical statistics to the character; these will be used later to determine the outcome of  \nevents in the game. Together, these notes tell the player about their character and his or her place in the game world. [2]  \nThe GM will then begin the game with a short introduction which introduces the setting and the characters. 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