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====Exposition====
 
====Exposition====
 
"You all meet in a tavern..."  
 
"You all meet in a tavern..."  
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====The attack of the plot====
 
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"A wild-eyed old man stumbles through the door..."
 
====The action====
 
====The action====
 
The party journeys to the dungeon and begins hacking up orcs.
 
The party journeys to the dungeon and begins hacking up orcs.
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====The resolution of the plot====
 
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"...and as you open the door, you hear the bellow of the Orcish Chieftain as he rushes to the attack!"
 
====Denouement====
 
====Denouement====
 
Everybody divvies up the treasure, and the wild-eyed old man reveals what that amulet the Chieftain was wearing actually does.
 
Everybody divvies up the treasure, and the wild-eyed old man reveals what that amulet the Chieftain was wearing actually does.
  
 
[[Category:Terminology]]
 
[[Category:Terminology]]

Latest revision as of 12:32, 13 August 2011

An adventure in a roleplaying game is a single, discrete story. Several adventures in sequence form a campaign. Game companies often publish pre-made adventure supplements. These are often called modules.


Adventures consist of certain basic elements common to all forms of storytelling:

Exposition[edit]

"You all meet in a tavern..."

The attack of the plot[edit]

"A wild-eyed old man stumbles through the door..."

The action[edit]

The party journeys to the dungeon and begins hacking up orcs.

The resolution of the plot[edit]

"...and as you open the door, you hear the bellow of the Orcish Chieftain as he rushes to the attack!"

Denouement[edit]

Everybody divvies up the treasure, and the wild-eyed old man reveals what that amulet the Chieftain was wearing actually does.