Role Playing Games

A roleplaying game (RPG) is a collaborative storytelling game where players create characters and work together to complete adventures, guided by a Game Master who narrates the world and controls non-player characters. Dice are typically used to resolve actions and add unpredictability to the story.

Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition is the most popular and beginner-friendly RPG, with excellent starter sets that include everything needed to play including pre-made characters, an adventure, and simplified rules. It has the largest community and the most available resources.

No — most RPGs can be played entirely using theatre of the mind, where players imagine the scene. Miniatures and battle maps are optional tools that add a visual element to combat encounters and are popular with many groups.

Most RPGs work well with a Game Master and 3 to 5 players, though some systems support as few as 2 players or solo play. Many groups play online using virtual tabletop platforms.

Most RPGs use a standard polyhedral dice set containing a d4, d6, d8, d10, d12, d20, and percentile d10. D&D primarily uses the d20. Some systems like Vampire: The Masquerade use pools of d10s.

Yes — we stock a comprehensive range of RPG rulebooks, supplements, miniatures, dice, and accessories in our Barry, South Wales shop and online at loadeddice.uk.