Role-playing game

:This article is about traditional role-playing games. See computer role-playing games for their digital counterparts.

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Famous writers

• Dave Arneson
• Keith Baker - creator of the D&D Eberron campaign setting
• M. A. R. Barker - Tekumel
• Terry Brooks
• Phil Brucato - Mage: The Sorcerers Crusade, Deliria: Faerie Tales for the New Millenium
• Frank Chadwick
• Monte Cook
• Bruce Cordell - Return to the Tomb of Horros, Expanded Psionics Handbook
• Greg Costikyan - Toon, Paranoia, Star Wars RPG, Violence
• David Eddings
• Raymond E. Feist
• Andrew Greenberg
• Ed Greenwood - Forgotten Realms material
• Jeff Grubb - Forgotten Realms material
• Gary Gygax - Early TSR material, often called "The Father of D&D"
• Mark Rein Hagen - and World of Darkness
• Tracy Hickman - TSR's Dragonlance
• Steve Jackson (US) - Steve Jackson Games
• Steve Jackson (UK) - Games Workshop
• Steve Kenson - Green Ronin's Mutants and Masterminds
• Robin Laws
• Mercedes Lackey
• Mark C. MacKinnon - Big Eyes, Small Mouth
• Roger E. Moore - Dragon Magazine Editor as well as writer
• Marc W. Miller - Various incarnations of Traveller
• Melanie Rawn
• R.A. Salvatore - TSR's Forgotten Realms (Menzoberranzan)
• Mike Selinker
• Lisa Smedman - Forgotten Realms fiction
• Michael A. Stackpole - Also known as the "RPG Advocate"
• Greg Stafford - Glorantha
• Steffan O'Sullivan
• Timothy Truman - TSR Hobbies Staff Illustrator (early 1980's)
• Jonathan Tweet
• Margaret Weis - TSR's Dragonlance
• Skip Williams
• Ray Winninger
• Loren Wiseman
• John Wick- Game Designer of Legend of the Five Rings, 7th Sea, and Orkworld.
• Tim Dugger - Game Designer of High Adventure Role-Playing (HARP) working for Iron Crown Enterprises

Famous artists

• Brom - many TSR products predominantly Dark Sun
• Clyde Caldwell
• Jeff Dee - many early TSR products including Deities and Demigods
• Jeff Easley
• Larry Elmore - many early TSR products including the Dragonlance series
• Phil Foglio - GURPS IOU, S.P.A.N.C., the Xxxenophile card game
• Erol Otus - many early TSR products including ""
• Keith Parkinson
• Brian Snoddy - Magic: the Gathering
• Timothy Truman - TSR Hobbies Staff Illustrator (early 1980's)
• Michael Whelan - many TSR products including 2nd Edition PHB and DMG
• Tony Diterlizzi - many early TSR products including 2nd Edition Monster Manual and Planescape series, diterlizzi page

Famous players

• Sean Astin
• Fairuza Balk
• Dave Chappelle
• Stephen Colbert
• Rivers Cuomo
• Billy Crystal
• Vin Diesel
• Johnny Knoxville
• Jennifer Lopez
• Ewan MacGregor
• Eric Raymond
• Jason Statham
• Brian Warner
• Wil Wheaton
• Robin Williams

Events

• GenCon
• Ropecon
• Origins
• Winter Fantasy
• Dragon Con

Types of games

• Simulation
• Simulation game
• Nation-simulation game
• Grand strategy
• Wargaming
• Miniature wargaming
• Tabletop game
• Tabletop role-playing game
• Computer and video games
• Computer role-playing game
• Computer-assisted gaming
• Play by mail game
• Online text based role playing game
• Massively multiplayer online game
• Live-action role-playing game
• Freeform role-playing game
• Storytelling game
• Board game