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==Wikipedia:WikiProject Role-playing games==
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Some [[Wikipedia:Wikipedians|Wikipedian]]s have formed a [[Wikipedia:WikiProject|project]] to better organize information in articles related to '''[[tabletop role-playing games]]'''.  This page and its subpages contain their suggestions; it is hoped that this project will help to focus the efforts of other Wikipedians.  If you would like to help, please inquire on the [[{{NAMESPACE}} talk:{{PAGENAME}}|talk page]] or look at the [[#Goals|goals section]] on this page to see what the focus is at the moment.

For more information on WikiProjects, please see [[Wikipedia:WikiProjects]] and [[Wikipedia:WikiProject best practices]].

For page view statistics, see [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Role-playing games/Popular pages]].

===Scope===
This project aims to improve the coverage and quality of articles on [[role-playing game]]s (RPGs). The main areas of interest are ''Games'', ''Terms'', ''Systems'', ''Designers'' and ''Publishers''.

The project covers [[Role-playing game (traditional)|traditional]], [[live action role-playing game|live action]] and [[computer-assisted role-playing game|computer-assisted]] RPGs.  A more specific project, [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Dungeons & Dragons|WikiProject Dungeons & Dragons]], exists for articles related only to ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]''.  

'''[[Role-playing video game]]s are outside the scope of this project; they belong at [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Video games|WikiProject VG]].''' An exception to this would be video games based on specific role-playing games, such as those found in [[:Category:Video games based on tabletop role-playing games]]; such articles fall under the scope of both WikiProject Video Games, and WikiProject Role-playing games.

[[Roleplay simulation]]s (and similar "gamed simulations") are also outside the scope of this project.

For projects with a more general scope, see [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Board and table games|WikiProject Board and table games]] or [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Games|WikiProject Games]].

===Goals===
The following are long-term goals for what the project can work towards. All goals should be clearly defined and ultimately achievable. An archive of previous goals - both reached and unreached - can be found on the old [[/Goals|Goals subpage]].

#Add an [[Template:Infobox RPG|infobox]] with an appropriate image to '''all''' role-playing game articles.
#Collaborate with other interested users on role-playing game topics.
#Find as many reliable secondary sources as possible to improve existing articles and help demonstrate the notability of topics.
#Flesh out the stubs at [[:Category:Role-playing game stubs]] to build full articles.
#Improve more role-playing game articles to [[WP:GA|Good article]] and [[WP:FA|Featured article]] status.
#Create new articles and restore deleted articles for notable role-playing game topics.
#Play some role-playing games!

===Style===
Discussions on style and structure of role-playing game and RPG-related articles were previously held on the old [[/Style|Style subpage]], but if desired can now be held on the WikiProject's talk page.

Articles should follow, as closely as is possible, the guidance at the [[WP:MOS|Manual of Style]].

References should be added using <[[WP:Footnotes|ref]]> tags throughout the body of the article, next to the facts that they are included to support.  Where possible, they should use the available standard reference templates.

:{| class=wikitable
!Books, modules, supplements, boxed sets, etc:
|{{tl|cite book}}
|-
!Articles in periodicals, or works within an anthology:
|{{tl|cite journal}}
|-
!Online sources:
|{{tl|cite web}}
|}

''See the "[[#Statistics|Statistics]]" section below for articles that are of a high enough standard to be used as good examples of their category.''

===Sources===
{{see also|Wikipedia:WikiProject Video games/Sources|Wikipedia:WikiProject Board and table games/Sources|Wikipedia:WikiProject Dungeons & Dragons/References}}
Articles related to role-playing games need [[WP:RS|reliable sources]] like any other Wikipedia article—content must be [[WP:V|verifiable]]. Due to the nature of gaming journalism, however, editors writing articles within the scope of this project may encounter problems finding or [[WP:CITE|citing sources]]. Other releated projects maintain lists of discussed sources and additional guidance which may be useful when reviewing a source.

Because the fields of games journalism, research, criticism, and commentary are relatively new compared to similar coverage of traditional media, traditional sources can be somewhat rare. In addition, the simultaneous development and expansion of Internet-based sources alongside the modern gaming scene has led to a much higher degree of exclusive online coverage than is the case with other media. These factors make the determination of reliable game sources a complex issue. 

In June 2024, the tabletop gaming outlet ''Rascal News'' [https://www.rascal.news/tabletop-journalism-deserves-better-than-this-and-so-do-you/ commented] on the shrinking coverage of this topic. They also highlighted specific reporters who provide coverage on role-playing games:

* "''[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]]'', a video game and entertainment website under the [[Vox Media|Vox]] umbrella, has been one of the bastions of tabletop RPG news reaching a wide audience beyond the hobby for several years, thanks in large part to the efforts of Charlie Hall".{{ref|Polygon|a}}
* "The other professional website that fostered amateur talent, ''[[Dicebreaker]]'', seems to be poised on the edge of collapse" following the sale of the Gamer Network to [[IGN]].
* "That's not to say there aren't people still out there doing good and necessary reporting in the tabletop space—Christian Hoffer{{ref|Hoffer|b}} at ''[[ComicBook.com]]'', Rob Wieland at ''[[Forbes]]'' and Dan Arndt at the ''Fandomentals'' hold down single-person beats, while ''[[Wargamer (website)|Wargamer's]]'' team tackles miniatures, card games, and pop culture at the same time. [[EN World|EnWorld]], ''Bell of Lost Souls'' and countless other websites serve a dedicated demographic of players and fans instead of a more general audience. All of these are part of a news ecology that benefits the rest, including ''Rascal''—while we choose not to cover every piece of breaking news, we can (and do) link back to these websites when discussing trends or laying out our own opinions".

::{{note|Polygon|a|In May 2025, [https://kotaku.com/polygon-sold-vox-media-valnet-layoffs-digital-gaming-1851778655 Polygon was sold] to [[Valnet]], resulting in the layoff of most staff [https://bsky.app/profile/charliehall.bsky.social/post/3lo52pjyz5k2h including Hall].}}
::{{note|Hoffer|b|In September 2024, [https://bleedingcool.com/comics/is-screenrants-ben-kendrick-now-running-comicbook-com/ Bleeding Cool] reported that Hoffer was laid off from ''ComicBook.com'' and is now a freelance journalist.}}

In 2025, both Charlie Hall and ''Rascal News'' were [https://www.dianajonesaward.org/the-2025-award/ nominated] for the [[Diana Jones Award]] for their tabletop journalism work.

===Participants===
You can see a full list of participants [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Role-playing games/Participants|here]].

===Clean up list ===

*[https://bambots.brucemyers.com/cwb/bycat/Role-playing_games.html Cleanup listing]

===Hot articles===
See our [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Role-playing games/Hot articles|Hot articles]] list for our currently most-edited articles to get an idea of what people are working on right now!

==Announcements==
{{Wikipedia:WikiProject Role-playing games/Article alerts}}

==Statistics==
{| align="right" style="font-size:90%; background:none;"
|Featured articles
#{{Icon link|FA|''Dungeons & Dragons''}}
#{{Icon link|FA|''Hyborian War''}}
#{{Icon link|FA|''Planescape: Torment''}}
#{{Icon link|FA|''Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines''}}
#{{Icon link|FA|''Vampire: The Masquerade – Redemption''}}
Featured lists
#{{Icon link|FL|List of ''Changeling: The Dreaming'' books}}
#{{Icon link|FL|List of ''Mage: The Ascension'' books}}
#{{Icon link|FL|List of ''Vampire: The Masquerade'' books}}
#{{Icon link|FL|List of ''World of Darkness'' video games}}
Good articles
#{{Icon link|GA|''Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn''}}
#{{Icon link|GA|Dave Arneson}}
#{{Icon link|GA|''Bunnies & Burrows''}}
#{{Icon link|GA|''Chicago by Night''}}
#{{Icon link|GA|Dragonlance}}
#{{Icon link|GA|''F.A.T.A.L.''}}
#{{Icon link|GA|''Fall of London''}}
#{{Icon link|GA|Gary Gygax}}
#{{Icon link|GA|''Haunts'' (''Wraith: The Oblivion'')}}
#{{Icon link|GA|''Hunter: The Reckoning''}}
#{{Icon link|GA|''Hunter: The Reckoning'' (video game)}}
#{{Icon link|GA|''Hunter: The Reckoning – Redeemer''}}
#{{Icon link|GA|''Hunter: The Reckoning – Wayward''}}
#{{Icon link|GA|''Hunter: The Vigil''}}
#{{Icon link|GA|''Icewind Dale II''}}
#{{Icon link|GA|''Kindred of the East''}}
#{{Icon link|GA|''Land of Eight Million Dreams''}}
#{{Icon link|GA|''Legends'' (play-by-mail game)}}
#{{Icon link|GA|Live action role-playing game}}
#{{Icon link|GA|''Lords of the Earth''}}
#{{Icon link|GA|''MegaTraveller 1: The Zhodani Conspiracy''}}
#{{Icon link|GA|''Le Monde des Ténèbres: France''}} <!-- Sorted on "Monde" -->
#{{Icon link|GA|''My Life with Master''}}
#{{Icon link|GA|''Necropolis: Atlanta''}}
#{{Icon link|GA|''Neverwinter Nights 2''}}
#{{Icon link|GA|''Neverwinter Nights 2: Mask of the Betrayer''}}
#{{Icon link|GA|''Neverwinter Nights 2: Mysteries of Westgate''}}
#{{Icon link|GA|''Neverwinter Nights 2: Storm of Zehir''}}
#{{Icon link|GA|''Nobles: The Shining Host''}}
#{{Icon link|GA|Play-by-mail game}}
#{{Icon link|GA|''Pool of Radiance''}}
#{{Icon link|GA|''Revelations of the Dark Mother''}}
#{{Icon link|GA|''Shadowrun'' (1993 video game)}}
#{{Icon link|GA|''Under a Blood Red Moon''}}
#{{Icon link|GA|''Victorian Age: Vampire''}}
#{{Icon link|GA|''World of Darkness''}}
#{{Icon link|GA|''World of Darkness'' (video game)}}
#{{Icon link|GA|Wizards of the Coast}}
Former Good Articles
#{{Icon link|DGA|Dice}}
#{{Icon link|DGA|Forgotten Realms}}
#{{Icon link|DGA|Lone Wolf (gamebooks)}}
#{{Icon link|DGA|Shared universe}}
Did You Know
#{{Icon link|DYK|Actual play}} (9 September 2021)
#{{Icon link|DYK|''Beyond the Stellar Empire''}} (21 April 2020)
#{{Icon link|DYK|''Call of Cthulhu'' (video game)}} (1 March 2017)
#{{Icon link|DYK|''CTF 2187''}} (16 February 2022)
#{{Icon link|DYK|Dralasite}} (26 January 2007)
#{{Icon link|DYK|''F.A.T.A.L.''}} (February 18, 2021)
#{{Icon link|DYK|''Galac-Tac''}} (November 30, 2021)
#{{Icon link|DYK|Gary Con}} (29 January 2014)
#{{Icon link|DYK|''GURPS Steampunk''}} (16 April 2021)
#{{Icon link|DYK|''Heavy Gear II''}} (26 November 2015)
#{{Icon link|DYK|''Hyborian War''}} (April 25, 2020)
#{{Icon link|DYK|''It's a Crime'' (play-by-mail game)}} (2 May 2020)
#{{Icon link|DYK|''Legends'' (play-by-mail game)}} (22 October 2022)
#{{Icon link|DYK|Jennell Jaquays}} (8 December 2009)
#{{Icon link|DYK|''Mazes and Monsters''}} (18 April 2004)
#{{Icon link|DYK|''Midgard (game)''}} (13 February 2022)
#{{Icon link|DYK|''Monster Island'' (play-by-mail game)}} (7 April 2020)
#{{Icon link|DYK|''Owl and Weasel''}} (3 September 2008)
#{{Icon link|DYK|Pablo Hidalgo}} (17 January 2017)
#{{Icon link|DYK|Play-by-mail game}} (20 January 2022)
#{{Icon link|DYK|Sandra Tayler}} (4 February 2017)
#{{Icon link|DYK|''Torment: Tides of Numenera''}} (25 March 2013)
|}
Bot-generated statistics (for articles having the project banner on their talk pages).
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For more information see:
:[[:Category:Role-playing game articles by quality]]
:[[:Category:Role-playing game articles by importance]]
:[[Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Role-playing game articles by quality]] (links to detailed assessment lists)
:[[Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Role-playing game articles by quality log]] (bot's assessment statistics logs)

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