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wdl1!jrb    May  9 16:44:00 1984

FRP stands for Fantasy Role Playing.  The players take the part of heros
and such and play them to the hilt.  One person, usually called the
Game Master (or Dungeon Master) creates an environment for these characters
who then venture forth in search of adventure.  Some examples of FRPs are:

	Dungeons & Dragons (D&D)
	Runequest
	Traveller
	Chivalry & Sorcery
	Advanced D&D
	Champions
	The Fantasy Trip

There are many others, and the GM is perfectly free to create his/her/its own
system of rules, as long as they are playable.  Playability is usually
quickly determined.  It helps if the rules are internally self-consistent.  I
am currently a player in two on-going games, one Champions (super-heros) and
one home-brewed.  The Champions game takes place on a world which seems to
have been jointly colonised by Australia and Texas.  We are the first
super-heros encountered (super-villains seem to be rising to the challenge,
however).  The other game doesn't have a name currently, and as even I am not
certain about what is going on, I won't even try to describe it.

					John R Blaker
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