Essays on Genre in Role-playing

by John Kim

Understanding Genre in Roleplaying by John Kim

An essay outlining a definition of genre with respect to role-playing games -- not the only one, but hopefully a useful one for looking at the common practice of adapting genres from novels, movies, and other media into RPGs.

Genre and Setting Simulation: Perils, Pitfalls, and Possibilities by Steven S. Long

An essay concerning the limitations of

Techniques for Common Genre Conventions

This is a series of essays which cover various ways of approaching common genre conventions.

• Techniques for Genre Characters
  addressing unequal PCs, ultra-competant characters, and light equipment
• Techniques for Genre Plotting
  addressing synchonicity with character and unusual events
• Handling Character Death by Genre
• Techniques for In-Genre Planning
• Techniques for Action Pacing
• Handling PCs Splitting Up