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Role Playing Games Trivia Quiz

Think deep and prove yourself a knowledgeable gamer in all things role-playing. The questions below mostly characterize several different game systems, which does not mean you'll have to play through each and every title to answer correctly.

A multiple-choice quiz by RChriste. Estimated time: 7 mins.

Author
RChriste

Time
7 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
330

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
20

Difficulty
Very Difficult

Avg Score
8 / 20

Plays
2569

Last 3 plays: Guest 75 (5/20), Guest 174 (6/20), Guest 86 (8/20).

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Question 1 of 20

1. How long is a melee round in Advanced Dungeons and Dragons, 2nd Edition? Hint

Two minutes

Varies according to character actions

Ten seconds

One minute

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Question 2 of 20

2. The World of Darkness was comprised of five core game systems: 'Vampire: The Masquerade', 'Werewolf: the Apocalypse', 'Mage: the Ascension', 'Wraith: the Oblivion' and 'Changeling: the Dreaming'. A recent addition to the World of Darkness series is... Hint

Faerie: the Unseen

Mummy: the Rising

Hunter: the Reckoning

Shadow: the Hidden

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Question 3 of 20

3. This system has time and again been ridiculed by the often huge quantity of dice a player has to roll to make a single skill test. We speak of... Hint

Shadowrun

Buck Rogers 25th Century

Earthdawn

Tunnels and Trolls

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Question 4 of 20

4. In contrast, one of the following game systems does not use dice at all. Which one? Hint

Amber

Skyrealms of Jorune

Everway

Timemaster

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Question 5 of 20

5. Some other systems attempt to find alternatives to polyhedral dice. If you were invited to play 'Castle Falkenstein' (R. Talsorian), at some point you'd probably use... Hint

tarot cards

playing cards

coins

scissors-paper-stone

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Question 6 of 20

6. Of the following Call of Cthulhu character skills, the one most often called for in a typical campaign is... Hint

Handgun

Library Use

Running

Occult

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Question 7 of 20

7. One unique feature of the Dark Sun game world is that its characters... Hint

never die from exposure

start at the third level of experience

may rise to become rulers of a province of their choice

gain experience when cultivating plants

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Question 8 of 20

8. Steve Jackson's GURPS system has developed official GURPS conversions for all game systems and game universes below, except: Hint

Traveller

James Bond - 007

Vampire: the Masquerade

Discworld

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Question 9 of 20

9. In Ars Magica, players build and develop two separate characters, not just one, and play each of them alternately. Central to the game, the Magus is the most powerful of the two. The other character fulfills the need for varied specialists in a group. Such a character is known by the generic name of... Hint

Retainer

Companion

Hireling

Apprentice

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Question 10 of 20

10. All authors below had their works 'adapted' into RPGs, except for... Hint

Frank Herbert

Arthur C. Clarke

Robert E. Howard

Larry Niven

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Question 11 of 20

11. In 'Call of Cthulhu', a fate as commonly feared as death is... Hint

Psychic possession

Crippling

Insanity

Loss of one's own soul

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Question 12 of 20

12. The first Advanced Dungeons and Dragons 'adventure module' ever published was... Hint

Under Illefarn

Queen of the Demonweb Pits

Steading of the Hill Giant Chief

Dragons of Spring Dawning

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Question 13 of 20

13. Game publisher White Wolf was originally named...

Answer: (Two Words, another animal)

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Question 14 of 20

14. One of the following titles became an RPG (role-playing game) after a successful release in card game format. Which one? Hint

Legend of the Five Rings

Kult

Shadowfist

Once Upon a Time

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Question 15 of 20

15. The original 'Dungeons and Dragons' RPG was directly based on a tabletop miniatures game, called... Hint

Chainmail

Heroic Hordes

Battlesystem

Clash of Arms

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Question 16 of 20

16. Which of the following never was a RPG title? Hint

The Price of Freedom

Rumor Control

Pandemonium

Woof Meow

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Question 17 of 20

17. This small-press release rewrote and gave new life to the 'modern horror' genre. Though sometimes thought as a full-fledged RPG, it is actually a roleplaying supplement for a well-established game. It nabbed the Origins Award for Best Roleplaying Supplement in 1997. What is it? Hint

Delta Green

Cthulhupunk

Unknown Armies

Hunter's Hunted

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Question 18 of 20

18. All of the science-fiction RPGs below feature some sort of faster-than-light travel, save one. Which game does not have it? Hint

Heavy Gear

Mechwarrior

Trinity

Traveller

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Question 19 of 20

19. Which of the following names has not seen print as a substitute for 'game master'? Hint

Keeper

Storyguide

Storyteller

Storyweaver

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Question 20 of 20

20. Which of these game companies never released an RPG? Hint

James Ernest Games

Mayfair Games

Avalon Hill

Game Designer's Workshop

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. How long is a melee round in Advanced Dungeons and Dragons, 2nd Edition?

Answer: One minute

Author 'explanations' notwithstanding, this ludicrous amount of time has caused much ridicule to the game.

Answer: Hunter: the Reckoning

The release of the game caused some embarrassment to the publisher when a fake press-release was divulged to gain {attention;} in it, White Wolf's webmaster stated that the company was being absorbed by a toy giant. The ruse generated more discomfort than actual interest.

3. This system has time and again been ridiculed by the often huge quantity of dice a player has to roll to make a single skill test. We speak of...

Answer: Shadowrun

Thankfully, it's a single type of die (D6).

4. In contrast, one of the following game systems does not use dice at all. Which one?

Answer: Amber

Subtitled 'The Diceless Roleplaying Game', Amber is a game geared at Roger Zelazny's enthusiasts -- the rules are slim and the background information makes it difficult to run by anyone who's not read Zelazny's 'Chronicles of Amber' series.

5. Some other systems attempt to find alternatives to polyhedral dice. If you were invited to play 'Castle Falkenstein' (R. Talsorian), at some point you'd probably use...

Answer: playing cards

Coins would be amusing, Tarot cards complicated. Some live-action RPGs use 'scissors-paper-stone' as a combat resolution system. It works. But well-chosen playing cards can significantly help your character, according to Falkenstein's mechanics.

6. Of the following Call of Cthulhu character skills, the one most often called for in a typical campaign is...

Answer: Library Use

Though Running might be in order in many vexing situations, it is not technically a skill. Handguns are mostly useless against the Cthulhu Mythos, and regular Occult knowledge might offer some hints, but rarely more. It also drains your sanity far too fast to be used frequently!

7. One unique feature of the Dark Sun game world is that its characters...

Answer: start at the third level of experience

It would be a blessing if Dark Sun characters never died from exposure, but alas, the sun is a justly-feared danger. In such ecology, plants are a rarity, and every fantasy character, no matter the world where it hails from, can become a ruler -- even a king, though words are cheap.

8. Steve Jackson's GURPS system has developed official GURPS conversions for all game systems and game universes below, except:

Answer: James Bond - 007

Bond. Gurps Bond. I don't know why, but it lacks that familiar ring to me.

Answer: Companion

The mix of Magi and Companions ensures variety in party composition, even if players are few.

10. All authors below had their works 'adapted' into RPGs, except for...

Answer: Arthur C. Clarke

Howard did Conan, Herbert did Dune -- with a complete RPG for this one on its way, thank heaven. Larry Niven's 'Ringworld' has also being converted into 'game stats'.

11. In 'Call of Cthulhu', a fate as commonly feared as death is...

Answer: Insanity

'If a character doesn't die in Cthulhu, he or she goes insane. So, what's the point in playing?' Sadly, this has become a motto for Cthulhu detractors, and it's a completely untrue statement. Pity those folks. They're missing a gorgeous, intense, and very mature game.

12. The first Advanced Dungeons and Dragons 'adventure module' ever published was...

Answer: Steading of the Hill Giant Chief

This one is from a time when TSR couldn't even afford four-color covers!

13. Game publisher White Wolf was originally named...

Answer: Lion Rampant

That was the birthplace of Ars Magica, probably long before 'Vampire: the Masquerade' was even conceived.

14. One of the following titles became an RPG (role-playing game) after a successful release in card game format. Which one?

Answer: Legend of the Five Rings

The card game emphasized player interaction, and sold well. It should come as no surprise that an RPG be made of it. It turned out to be one of the best titles of the late nineties.

15. The original 'Dungeons and Dragons' RPG was directly based on a tabletop miniatures game, called...

Answer: Chainmail

Chainmail creators wondered, 'what if we could interpret this little cardstock figure, control all its actions with a greater depth...?', and the rest, as they say, is history.

16. Which of the following never was a RPG title?

Answer: Rumor Control

The Price of Freedom was the Red Scare incarnate, and disappeared when Perestroika developed in the old USSR. Pandemonium portrays life in 'the tabloid world' (wherein, say, Elvis is alive and married to Bigfoot). And the Woof Meow game, I kid you not, invites players to portray... pets.

Answer: Delta Green

Often thought as 'the best scheme to play an X-Files simulation', in writing it actually preceded the famous TV series for maybe two years.

18. All of the science-fiction RPGs below feature some sort of faster-than-light travel, save one. Which game does not have it?

Answer: Trinity

'Trinity' features a form of long-range psionic teleportation, which according to the game's version of History, enabled the human race to contact alien civilizations. But, alas, no FTL travel.

19. Which of the following names has not seen print as a substitute for 'game master'?

Answer: Storyweaver

Still, 'storyweaver' sounds fine...

20. Which of these game companies never released an RPG?

Answer: James Ernest Games

A relative newcomer on the gaming field, James Ernest Games is basically a one-man company who could be called 'the serious side of Cheapass Games'. Maybe 'Kill Doctor Lucky' will turn into a role-playing game someday...

Source: Author RChriste

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