Party (role-playing games)

Group of characters adventuring together in a role-playing game

"Party (video game)" redirects here. For the genre of video games, see party video game.

A party of adventurers venturing forth in Tales of Trolls & Treasures

A party is a group of characters adventuring together in a role-playing game.[1][2] In tabletop role-playing, a party is composed of a group of player characters, occasionally with the addition of non-player character allies controlled by those players or by the gamemaster.[2][3] In computer games, the relationship between the party and the players varies considerably. Online role-playing games parties often comprise player-controlled characters, as in tabletop games,[2][3] except that the non-player allies are always controlled to a lesser or greater extent by the computer AI.[1] In single-player computer games, the player generally controls all party members to a varying degree.[1][4]

## Party role in gameplay

[edit]

Resource management is a crucial part of role-playing games, and any player-controlled character, whether they can participate in combat or not, are always useful if they have the ability to carry heavy or bulky items. Non-player characters or alternative player-controlled characters used by the player with only this purpose in mind are called mules.[1][3] Usually, however, and exclusively in tabletop and single-player games, party members are valued for their tactical or story potential.[5][6]

## References

[edit]

1. ^ a b c d Adams, Ernest (2010). Fundamentals of Game Design (2nd ed.). New Riders. pp. 492, 517. ISBN 978-0-321-64337-7. OCLC 460601644.
2. ^ a b c Deterding, Sebastian; Zagal, José Pablo (2018). Role-Playing Game Studies: Transmedia Foundations. New York, NY: Routledge. pp. Box 2.3, Box 7.1. ISBN 978-1-315-63753-2. OCLC 1019729171.
3. ^ a b c Tresca, Michael J. (2011). The Evolution of Fantasy Role-Playing Games. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Co. pp. 159\. 167, 188. ISBN 978-0-7864-6009-0. OCLC 697175248.
4. ^ Altice, Nathan (May 2015). I Am Error: The Nintendo Family Computer / Entertainment System Platform. Cambridge, Massachusetts. pp. 212–214\. ISBN 978-0-262-02877-6. OCLC 897401731.`{{cite book}}`: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
5. ^ Bowman, Sarah Lynne (2010). The Functions of Role-Playing Games: How Participants Create Community, Solve Problems and Explore Identity. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Co. pp. 116–118\. ISBN 978-0-7864-5555-3. OCLC 610030194.
6. ^ Grayson, Nathan (May 11, 2018). "Picking An RPG Party Is Agony". Kotaku. Retrieved 2020-10-02.

* v
* t
* e

Role-playing game systems

* 3D&T
* Advanced Fighting Fantasy
* Alternity
* Amazing Engine
* Amber DRPG
* BRP
* CODA
* Cortex / Cortex Plus
* d20
* D6/OpenD6
* EABA
* Fate
* Fudge
* Fuzion
* Gumshoe
* GURPS
* HARP
* Hero
* Interlock
* MURPG
* Masterbook
* MEGS
* Megaversal/Palladium
* Omni
* One-Roll Engine
* Powered by the Apocalypse
* QAGS
* QuestWorlds
* Risus
* Rolemaster
* SAGA
* Savage Worlds
* SF
* SilCORE
* SRS
* Storyteller / Storytelling
* Traveller
* Tri-Stat
* True20
* TWERPS
* Ubiquity
* Unisystem

* v
* t
* e

Video game concepts

Glossary of video game terms

Attributes|

* Health
* Life
* Experience point
* Magic
* Critical hit

Characters|

* Boss
* Bot
* Non-player character
* Player character

Mechanics|

* Collision detection
* Cutscene
* Dialogue tree
* Fog of war
* Game over
* HUD
* Invisible wall
* Item
* Line of sight
* Loading screen
* Paper doll
* Password
* Permadeath
* Power-up
* Quest
* Quick time event
* Random encounter
* Replay value
* Saved game
* Scripted sequence
* Spawning
* Stats
* Status effect
* Tank controls
* Turns, rounds and time-keeping systems
* Warp
* Fast travel

Scenery|

* Destructible environment
* Instance dungeon
* Level
* Bonus stage
* Minigame
* Mini-map
* Open world
* Persistent world
* Procedural generation
* Map seed
* Overworld
* Skybox

Movement techniques|

* Rocket jumping
* Strafing

Game modes|

* Multiplayer
* Cooperative
* PVE
* PVP
* Competitive
* Advance and secure
* Capture the flag
* King of the hill
* Deathmatch
* Last man standing
* Campaign
* Single-player
* Survival
* New Game Plus

Miscellaneous|

* Emergent gameplay
* Nonlinear gameplay
* Twitch gameplay
* Speedrunning

This role-playing game related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

|

* v
* t
* e

*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template