Nunawading Wargames Association Inc.
Melbourne - Australia

NWA Inc. is a non-profit club for those who enjoy wargaming socially with miniatures, strategy games and role playing games. Wargaming covers a variety of games creating historical and fictional battles on the tabletop.

Wargaming attracts people from all ages and backgrounds. Historical periods including Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar, Richard the Lionheart, Saladin, Oliver Cromwell, Marlborough, Napoleon and Rommel are played as well as science fiction and fantasy such as Warhammer, Necromunda and Lord of the Rings.

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Role Playing Games - General

Role playing games allow players to take the role of characters. Under the guidance of a games master, the players must use their imagination to develop their characters and undergo adventures.

The games are often in a medieval fantasy setting. Fighters, clerics, wizards and thieves are some of the common characters. But any setting (real or imaginary) or period can be played.



Role Playing Games - History PDF Print E-mail
Written by John Shaw   
Thursday, 01 January 2004 08:00

History

Role playing games became popular with the Dungeons & Dragons™ (D&D) fantasy role playing game created and published by Dave Arneson and Gary Gygax of TSR in 1973.

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Role Playing Games - How Games Are Played PDF Print E-mail
Written by John Shaw   
Thursday, 01 January 2004 08:00

How Games Are Played

Games are played by groups of two or more people; 3 to 8 are typical. One player is commonly called the Game Master (GM), Dungeon Master (DM) or Referee. The GM explains the imaginary environment in which the game is played; usually by verbal description.

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