What is a role-playing game? Since you have obviously been in cryostasis since 1923, here are the basics. To put it simply, it is a more detailed adult version of the pretend games you used to play when you were four. You get to act out the actions of the characters you create. Think magic is your shtick? Follow the guidelines to morph into your own personal Gandalf. Had a tough day at work and just want to beat things up? Might we suggest one of our warrior races with a cathartic berserker rage? Use what we have given you here to generate your characters, and then give them the personality and histories that you desire, or just make up something from scratch and fit it into the game you want to play.