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| == What do we mean by Role-playing game? ==
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| Here, by Role-playing game we mean pen-and-paper table top RPGs and wargames, not computer based role-playing games, which would be classed as software.
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| == Why should we have [[Definition|free content]] Role-playing games? ==
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| It's a good question and here are some of our favourite answers:
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| * Everybody can make as many copies of the game as they like, to give to their players, friends, to publish or even to sell.
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| * Everybody can publish whatever changes or modifications to the game they like, including adding their own houserules.
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| * Everybody can get a copy of the original document so making their own changes and modifications is no problem.
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| * Everybody can copy material from the game for use in their own games, supplements, player handouts, fan sites, etc.
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| * Anyone can incorporate rules and content from the game into their own free software programs to create anything from character creation tools to computer roleplaying games.
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| * With free content, no game need ever go out-of-print. Anyone, including other publishers, can simply pick up the pieces and start republishing the game.
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| * No more figuring out which parts of a game are "open" or "closed": everything is open!
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| == Free content link for RPGs ==
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| * [http://www.freeroleplay.org/ Free RPG Community] advocacy group dedicated to free content publishing for roleplaying games.
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| * <s>[http://www.wikirpg.com/ WikiRPG] - a free content "on-line collaborative project to create both pen and paper role playing engines and game worlds"</s> (probably broken link)
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| * [http://zzo38computer.cjb.net/icosahedral/ Icosahedral RPG] - a free RPG book with full source-code. Still in progress. OK to collaboate on this project.
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