Index

12 Degress (system), 165-166

50 Fathoms, 149
AACR2r (Anglo American Cataloging Rules, 2nd edition, Revised), 28-29
AC (Armor class), 2, 121, 159, 182
Aces & Eights, 41
Acevedo, Aaron, 10
Ad Infinitum Adventures, 136
AD&D (Advanced Dungeons & Dragons), 2-4, 8-9, 31
Advanced Dungeons & Dragons (AD&D). See Dungeons & Dragons.
Advantages and Disadvantages (definition), xxi
Adventure (definition), xxi
Adventures for Christ, 83
AEG (Alderac Entertainment Group), 22, 113
ALA (American Library Association), 11
Alderac Entertainment Group (AEG), 22, 113
Alignment, xxi, xxviii, 3, 177, 183
definition, xxi
All for One: Regime Diabolique, 60-62, 191, 193
Amber Diceless Role-Playing Game, 117
American Library Association (ALA), 11
Anglo American Cataloging Rules, 2nd edition, Revised (AACR2r), 28-29
Apocalypse World, 118
Appelcline, Shannon, 9, 53, 55
Appendix N, xiii, 41
Archaia Studios Press, 62, 119
Archetype (definition), xxii
Armor class (AC), 2, 121, 159, 182
Arneson, David (Dave), v, xiii, 1-2, 9, 30
Ars Magica, 4-5
Artesia: Adventures in the Known World, 62-64, 192-193
ArtHaus, 6
Atlas Games, 5, 92
Atomic Sock Monkey, 24, 138-139, 189
Attributes (definition), xxii
B.A.D.D. (Bothered about Dungeons & Dragons), 53-54,
Baker, Meguey, 140
Balsera, Leonard, 89
Bard Games, 4
Barker, M.A.R., 2, 10
Barnes, Owen, 79
Basic Fantasy, xxix,

Basic Roleplaying: The Chaosium Roleplaying System, Second Edition (BRP), 15, 30, 64-66,
184-185, 187, 194,
Battlesystem, 32
Bernstein, Brett, 97
Bestiary, 133
Birch, Marcus M., 142
Bits and Mortar, 19, 199
Black Crusade, 14, 66-68, 80, 195-196
Black Industries, 6
Blackmoor, 1-2, 31
Bold & Brave, 98
Bowman, Sarah Lynne, 39, 50, 55
Braunstein, 1
Bridges, Bill, 170, 177
Britannia Games Design, 6
BRP (Basic Roleplaying), 15, 30, 64-65, 184-185, 187
Bulmahn, Jason, 131
Buried without Ceremony, 117
The Burning Wheel Fantasy Roleplaying System, Gold Edition, 68-70, 119-120, 193
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Roleplaying Game, 40
CAH (Cartoon Action Hour: Season 3), 70-72
Call of Cthulhu (CoC), 3, 9, 22, 30, 65, 184-187, 194
sixth edition, 22, 184-187, 194
seventh edition, 22, 184-187, 194
Campaign (definition), xxi
Carman, Shawn, 113
Cartoon Action Hour: Season 3 (CAH), 70-72, 192, 194, 197
Cat: A Little Game about Little Heroes, Revised Edition, 73-74, 191, 193
Catalyst Game Labs, 52
CCP, 170
Chainmail, xiii, 1-2, 30-31
Champions, 21
Changeling: The Dreaming, 172
Changeling: The Lost, 41
Channel M Publishing, 175
Chaosium, xxi, 2-3, 15, 22, 30, 64-66, 184-186, 194
Chapman, David, 77, 81
Check (definition), xxii
Chivalry and Sorcery, 2-3, 6
Ciechanowski, Walt, 52, 201
Class and level (definition), xxii
CoC (Call of Cthulhu), 3, 9, 22, 30, 65, 184-187, 194
Cohen, Stanley, 52-53, 55
Cold City, v. 1.1, 74-77, 191-194, 196
Colonial Gothic, 166

Columbia Games, 3
Conspiracy X 2.0 (Conspiracy X, Second Edition, CX), 77-78, 192, 194, 196
Contested Ground Studios, 74
Cook, Monte, 127, 129
Cortex Plus (system), 95, 97
Cortex Plus Hackers Guide, 97
Corum, 65
Cover, Jennifer Grouling, 42, 55
Coyote Trail, 98
Craig, Malcolm, 74
Crane, Luke, 68, 119
Crawford, Kevin, 153, 159
The Creation of Narrative in Tabletop Role-Playing Games, 55
Critical Success/Failure (definition), xxii
CRN Games, 113, 136
Crowdfunding, 9
Crunch (definition), xxii
Crushing-Malloy, 68
Cthulhu Mythos, 2-3, 186-187
Cubicle 7 Entertainment, 14, 81-82, 108, 129, 142, 178
Cumberland Games and Diversions, 23, 146
CX, 77-78, 192, 194, 196
D&D (Dungeons & Dragons), xiii, xxi, 1-9, 13-14, 20, 22-24, 28, 30-32, 41, 52-53, 102, 123,
132-133, 161, 181-184, 188, 193, 201, 203
D6 System, 24
Damm, Carsten, 85
Dark Heresy, 14
DC Adventures Heros Handbook, 124
DC Adventures Heroes & Villains, 124
DC Adventures Universe, 124
DDC (Dewey Decimal Classification), 16, 32
Deadlands, xxvi, 41, 149
Deadlands: Reloaded, 149
Dear, William, 53, 55
Deathwatch (DW), 14, 79-81, 195-196
Denison, Ryan, 121
Designers & Dragons, 9, 55
Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC), 16, 32
Diana Jones Award for Excellence in Gaming, 18, 200
Dice (definition), xxiii
Dice pool system (definition), xxiii
Diceless (definition), xxiii
Dicing with Dragons: An Introduction to Role-Playing Games, 10
Doctor Who, 81-83
Doctor Who: Adventures in Time and Space, Eleventh Doctor Edition, 14, 81-83, 192, 195-197

Dog-Eared Designs, 134

Donjon, 7
Dragon Age, 14
Dragonraid, 83-85, 192-193
Dresden Files, 15
DriveThruRPG, 19, 24, 27, 78, 168, 199
Dumas, Alexandre, 61-62
Dungeon Crawl Classics, 8
The Dungeon Master: The Disappearance of James Dallas Egbert III, 53, 55
Dungeons & Dragons (Dungeons and Dragons, D&D), xiii, xxi, 1-9, 13-14, 20, 22-24, 28, 3032, 41, 52-53, 102, 123, 132-133, 161, 181-184, 188, 193, 201, 203
3.5 edition (3.5e), 6, 8-9, 23, 31, 132-133
Advanced Dungeons & Dragons (AD&D, AD&D 1e), xiii, 2-3, 8-9, 31, 41, 161, 183
Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, Second Edition (AD&D 2e), 4-5, 9, 31
adventurers league, 52
Basic Set, 3, 8, 31
Basic Rules version 0.1, 22-23, 181, 183, 193
BECMI, 31
benefits of, 37-42
Companion Rules, 3, 31
Deities & Demigods, 2, 41
Dungeon Masters Guide, xiii, 4-5, 13, 20, 28, 31, 41, 181
Eldritch Wizardry, 31
Expert Set, 3, 31
fifth edition (5e), 9, 20, 31, 181-184, 193
fourth edition (4e), 7, 22, 31, 102, 188,
Gods, Demi-Gods, & Heroes, 31
Holmes (set), 31
Immortal Rules, 3, 31
Master Rules, 3, 31
Mentzer (set), 31
Moldvay (set), 31
Monster Manual, 5, 13, 20, 28, 31, 181
Monstrous Compendium, 4
Next, 20, 31, 182
original (OD&D, 0E), 1-2, 8-9, 30-31
Players Handbook, 4-5, 13, 20, 28, 31, 181
Rules Cyclopedia, 31
Starter Set, 20, 23, 181, 183-184, 193
third edition (3e), 5-7, 9, 31
Dungeons & Dragons Classics, 9
Durrall, Jason, 64
DX (definition), xxiii
DX - dX (dX minus dX) (definition), xxiv
DW (Deathwatch), 14, 79-81, 195-196
The Dying Earth, 4

EarthAD.2, 98
Earthdawn, Third Edition, 85-88, 193
Eden Studios, 77
Edwards, Ron, xxv, xxxi, 6-7, 10,
Elfquest, 65
Elric, 2, 65
Empire of the Petal Throne, 2
ENnie Awards, 18, 200
EoE (Star Wars: Edge of the Empire Roleplaying Game), 8, 14, 17, 22, 24, 40, 44, 155-158
The Escapist, 54, 200
Evaluation form, 57
Evil Hat, 9, 15, 20, 24, 89, 91-92
Exalted, 6-7, 188
Experience points (XP), xxiv
Exploding dice, xxiv
Faerys Tale Deluxe, 88-89, 193
Fannon, Sean Patrick, v, 2, 4-5, 10, 59
Fantasy Flight Games, 8, 14, 17, 22, 66, 79, 155, 158
The Fantasy Role-Playing Game: A New Performing Art, 55
The Fantasy Roleplaying Gamers Bible, Second Edition, v, 10, 59
FASA, 88
Fate Core System, xxiv, 7, 15, 20-21, 24, 89-92, 104, 194
fate points, xxiv
SRD (website), 24
System Toolkit, 24
Feng Shui: Action Movie Roleplaying, xiii, 92-94, 191, 193, 195, 197
Final Fantasy, 7
Finch, Matthew J., xxvii, xxxi, 161
Firefly Games, 88
Firefly Role-Playing Game Core Book, 14, 95-97, 168, 195-197
Fluff (definition), xxiv
Folk Devils and Moral Panics, 52, 55
The Forge (Hephaestus Forge), xxxi, 6
Forgotten Realms, 183
Free RPG Day, 52, 203
Friendly Local Games Store (FLGS), xxiii-xxiv, 18, 52, 203
definition, xxiv
Frog God Games, 162
The Functions of Role-Playing Games: How Participants Create Community, Solve Problems,
and Explore Identity, 39, 55
Fuzion (system), 62-63
Game Geeks RPG, 18, 201

Game Manufacturers Association (GAMA),

Game master (GM) (definition), xxiv
GameMastery Guide, 134
Games Workshop, 4, 68
Gaming as Culture: Essays on Reality, Identity, and Experience in Fantasy Games, 52, 55
Gamist. See GNS
GeekDad, 18, 202
Gen Con, 18, 43, 133, 200
Generic Universal RolePlaying System (GURPS), 4th Edition, 33, 99-101
Genre (definition), xxv
GenreDiversion 3E Manual (GD3E), 15, 97-99, 194
Ghostories, 98
Glorantha, 2,
Gnome Stew, 51-52, 201
GNS (definition), xxv
Goblinoid Games, 23, 121
Goodman Games, 8
Green Ronin Publishing, 6, 14, 104, 123-124
Greyhawk, 31
Grognardia Games, 164
GUMSHOE (system), xiii, 125
GURPS (Generic Universal RolePlaying System), 4th Edition, 33, 99-101, 194, 199

GURPS Lite, 101

GURPS Ultra-Lite, 101
Gygax, E. Gary, v, xiii, 1-2, 9, 30, 161, 199
Halliday, Justin, 101
Hanrahan, Gareth, 166
HardNova 2, 98
Hrn, 3
HrnMaster, 3-4
HrnWorld, 3
Harper, John, 110
Harris, Malcolm, 175
Hawkmoon, 65
Healy, Ed, 6
Hendricks, Sean Q., 52, 55
Hensley, Shane Lacy, 147
Hephaestus Forge, 6
Hero Kids, 101-102, 193, 197
Hieronymous, 151
High Valor, 103-104, 193
Hit points, 1, 121, 182
Hite, Kenneth, 125, 127, 201
The Hobbit, 130-131
Holden, Scott, 27
Hollow Earth Expedition, 61
Holmes (J. Eric), 31
Home brew (definition), xxvi
House rule (definition), xxvi
ICE (Iron Crown Enterprises), 3
Icons: Superpowered Roleplaying, the Assembled Edition, 21, 104-106, 125, 192, 196,
ICv2, 14, 42, 201
In Nomine, 106-108, 194
Indiegogo, 9
Indie Press Revolution (IPR), 19, 136, 199
The Indie RPG Awards, 18, 200
Initiative (definition), xxvi
IPR (Indie Press Revolution), 19, 136
Iron Crown Enterprises (ICE), 3
Iron Kingdoms Full Metal Fantasy Roleplaying Game, 14
Interview with Ron Edwards, 10
Jackson, Steve, 99
Jaws of the Six Serpents, 139
Kaye, Don, 1

Kenson, Steve, 104, 123, 125

Kickstarter, 9, 13, 128
Ki-Khanga: The Sword and Soul Role-Playing Game, 155
King Arthur Pendragon (Pendragon), 3, 6
Kirk, Tim, 103
Kleinert, Timothy, 188-189
Kreider, Anna, 163
Kuro, 108-110, 192, 194,
L5R (Legend of the Five Rings Roleplaying Game), 22, 113-114
Labyrinth Lord, xxix, 8, 23
Lady Blackbird, 110-113, 196
Companion, 112-113
Laws, Robin, 48, 51, 92, 94, 201
LCSH (Library of Congress Subject Headings), 32
Leagues of Adventure, 61
Legend of the Five Rings Roleplaying Game, Fourth Edition (L5R), 22, 113-115, 191, 193
Level. See Class and level
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH), 32
Lifepath character creation (definition), xxvi
Lion Rampant, 4-5
Link, Brett, 10,
Little, Jay, 155
Livingstone, Ian, 2, 10
The Lord of the Rings, xiii, 131
Lords of Gossamer and Shadow, 117
Lords of Olympus, 115-117, 192, 193, 195
Lovecraft, H.P., 2-3, 22, 186-187
Lulu, xxvii, 199
M&M (Mutants & Masterminds Deluxe Heros Handbook, Third Edition), 21, 106, 123-125, 192,
196
Mage Noir, 178
Mage: the Ascension, 172
Mage: the Awakening, 178
Mackay, Daniel, 41, 55
Malcolm, Craig, 74
Malcontent Games, 151
Maliszewski, James, 164-165, 201
Margaret Weis Productions, 14, 24, 95, 97
Marsh, Tim, 40, 55
Marvel Super Heroes: The Heroic Role-Playing Game, 24
Mash-up (definition), xxvi
Mcdaldno, Joe, 117
Mean Streets, 98
Mentzer, Frank, v, 31

Metagame Currency (definition), xxvi

Miller, Cynthia Celeste, 70
Modifier (definition), xxvii
Moldvay (Tom), 31
Mongoose Publishing, 6, 21, 55, 166
Monsterhearts, 17, 117-119, 194-195
Monte Cook Games, 127, 129
Moorcock, Michael, 2, 65
The Mountain Witch, 188-189
Mouse Guard, 119-120, 191-193
Multigenre system (definition), xxvii
Mutant Future, Revised Edition, 23, 121-122, 195
Mutants & Masterminds Deluxe Heros Handbook, Third Edition (Mutants and Masterminds,
M&M), 21, 106, 123-125, 192, 196
Mythmere Games, xxxi, 23, 161-162,
Narrativist. See GNS
NBA (Nights Black Agents: A Vampire Spy Thriller), 125-126
Necessary Evil, 149
Neko, 108, 142, 178
Nepitello, Francesco, 129
Never Unprepared: The Complete Game Masters Guide to Session Prep, 52, 201
New Wave Requiem, 178
Nielsen, Jared, v, 59
Night Sky Games, 140
Nights Black Agents (NBA), 125-127, 194, 196-197
Nixon, Clinton R., 6-7, 113, 136
Nonplayer character (NPC) (definition), xxvii
Numenera, 127-129, 195
nWoD (The World of Darkness: Storytelling System Rulebook), 173, 177-178
Obsidian Studios, 59
Odyssey: The Compete Game Masters Guide to Campaign Management, 201
OGL (Open Game License), xxvii, 6, 9, 12, 123, 132
Ojetade, Balogun, 155
The One Ring: Adventures over the Edge of the Wild (TOR), 129-131, 193
Old School Renaissance (OSR), xxvii, 8, 121, 153, 195
definition, xxvii
Old School Revolution, xxvii
One Roll Engine (ORE), 144-145
One Seven Design Studio, 110
One-shot (definition), xxvii
Only War, 14
Onyx Path Publishing, 21, 170
Open Game License (OGL), xxvii, 6, 9, 12, 123, 132
definition, xxvii

Opposed roll (definition), xxviii

Origins Awards, 18, 200
Origins Game Fair, 18, 200
OSR (Old School Renaissance), xxvii, 8, 121, 153, 195
OSRIC, 8
Over the Edge, 5
Paizo Publishing, 8, 14, 19-20, 52, 131-134, 199, 203
Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook, 8, 14, 20, 24, 52, 87, 131-134, 183, 193, 199
Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Beginner Box, 134
PDQ (Prose Descriptive Qualities) Core Rules, 24, 138-139, 194
Peach Pants Press, 163
Pearcy, Derek, 106
Pelgrane Press, 125
Percentile dice (system) (definition), xxviii
Permissions form, 56
Personality mechanic, xxi-xxii, xxviii, 3, 185
definition, xxviii
Petersen, David, 120
Petersen, Sandy, 184
Pinnacle Entertainment Group, 15, 21, 23, 41, 147, 149-150
Player character (definition), xxviii
Players (definition), xxviii
PoD (Print on Demand), 8-9, 19, 27, 59
Point-buy character creation (definition), xxviii-xxix
Polaris, 164
Porfirio, Jos Luis, 108
Power creep (definition), xxix
Powers (definition), xxix
Precis Intermedia, 15, 97, 115
Primetime Adventures: A Game of Television Drama, Second Edition, 134-136, 188, 192, 194,
196
The Princes Kingdom, 136-138, 193, 197
Print on Demand (PoD), 8-9, 19, 27, 59
Privateer Press, 14
Proctor, Daniel, 121
Prose Descriptive Qualities Core Rules (PDQ), 24, 138-139, 194
Prose Descriptive Qualities Sharp (PDQ#), 24-25, 139
Psi*Run, 140-141, 195, 197
Pulling, Patricia, 53-54
Pulling Report, 54, 202
Qin: The Warring States, 22, 109, 142-144, 179, 191, 193, 197
Questers of the Middle Realms, 139
R. Talsorian Games, 62

Random character generation (definition), xxix

RDA (Resource Description and Access), 28-29, 31-32
Redbrick Limited, 85
Reign: A Game of Lords and Leaders, 7, 10, 144-145, 193
Resource Description and Access (RDA), 28-29, 31-32
Retcon (definition), xxix
Retroclone, xxi, xxix, 8, 23, 122, 160
definition, xxix
Rhoer, Clyde L., 6, 10
Rippers, 150
Risus: The Anything RPG (Version 2.01), 15, 23-24, 146-147, 194
Companion, 147
Robertson, Stuart, 168
Robertson Games, 168
Robins Laws of Good Game Mastering, 48, 51, 201
Rogue Trader, 14
Role, xii
Rolemaster, 3
Character Law, 3
Role-playing game (role-playing games, roleplaying game, roleplaying games, RPG, RPGs), xixiv, 187-189
cataloging, 27-34
character (definition), xxii
collection development, 11-25
computer (CRPGs), xi
defined, xi-xiv
golden rule, xiv-xv
history, 1-9
live-action (LARP), xi
narrative and, xiii-xiv, 4, 7, 40-42, 48, 188
programming using, 37-55
selection of, 11-25
setting (definition), xxx
stories and, xiii-xiv
system (definition), xxx
tabletop, xi
trust and, 187-189
Roll-high/-low systems (definition), xxix
Roll20, xi, 202
Rosenberg, Aaron, 201
Ross, S. John, 15, 146-147
RPG Geek, 18, 201
RPG.net, 18, 201
RPGNow, 19, 78, 182, 199
The RPGPundit, 115
The RPG Site, 18, 201

Runequest, 2, 6, 30, 65, 185

Rules-intensive, xxii, 187-188
Sandbox, xxix-xxx, 128, 150, 160
definition, xxix-xxx
Savage Worlds, xxx, 15, 21, 23, 87, 147-151, 175, 194
Deluxe Explorers Edition, 15, 21, 147-151, 194
Fantasy Companion, 150
Science Fiction Companion, 150
Super Powers Companion, Second Edition, 150
Test Drive, 23
The Wild Hunt, 23
Schrodingers Cat Press, 144
Scion, 41
Sechi, Stephen Michael, 4
Le 7me Cercle, 108, 142, 178
Seven Leagues: A Fantasy Roleplaying Game of Faerie, 151-153, 193
The Shadow of Yesterday, 7, 113
Shadowrun, xxiii, 22, 52
Missions, 52
Silver Lion Studios, 103
Simulationist. See GNS
Sine Nomine Publishing, 21, 25, 153, 159
Skills (definition), xxx
Smylie, Mark, 62
Sophisticated Games, 129
Sorcerer, 6
Spears of the Dawn, 153-155, 191, 193, 195,
Spectrum Games, 70
SRD (System Reference Document), ), xxx, 6, 12, 28
Stackpole, Mike, 54, 201
Star Wars: Edge of the Empire (EoE) , 8, 14, 17, 22, 40, 44, 155-158, 195-196
beginner game, 44, 155, 157-158, 195-196
roleplaying game core rulebook, 14, 22, 155, 157-158, 195-196
Stars without Number (SWN), 21, 25, 154, 159-160, 195-196
Steve Jackson Games, 51, 99, 101, 106, 199, 201
Stewart, Sam, 66
Stolze, Greg, 7, 10, 144-145, 201
Stormbringer, xxi, 30
Story Game (definition), xxx
Story Games (website), 6, 202
Studies about Fantasy Role-Playing Games, 54, 202
Swashbucklers of the 7 Skies, 139
Sweeney, Patrick, 88
SWN (Stars without Number), 21, 25, 154, 159-160, 195-196
Sword and soul, 155

Swords & Glory, 10

Swords & Wizardry Core Rules, xxix, 8, 23, 161-162, 193, 195
System Does Matter, xxv
System Reference Document (SRD), xxx, 6, 12, 28
definition, xxx
TABAW (Thou Art but a Warrior, Second Edition), 163-164, 193
Tactical Studies Rules (TSR), 1-5, 24, 40
Talislanta, 4
Target number (definition), xxxi
Tasty Bacon Games, 163
Tkumel, 2
Theory from the Closet, 10
Thou Art but a Warrior, Second Edition (TABAW), 163-164, 193
Thousand Suns Rulebook, 164-166, 195-196
Tolkien, J.R.R., xxi, 69, 130-131, 145
TOR (The One Ring: Adventures over the Edge of the Wild), 129-131, 193
Traits (definition), xxxi
Traveller Core Rulebook, 21, 166-168, 195-196
Tresca, Michael J., xiii
Triple Ace Games, 60
Truth & Justice (T&J), 139, 188-189
TSR (Tactical Studies Rules), 1-5, 24, 40
Ubiquity (system), 60-61
Unbidden & Forsaken, 98
Underkoffler, Chad, 138, 188-189,
Unisystem (system), 77
Valentinelli, Monica, 95
Vampire: The Masquerade (V:tM), 5-6, 21, 172
Vampire: The Requiem, 174, 178
Vance, Jack, 4
Vecchione, Phil, 51-52, 201
Vicarious Experience: Staying There Connected with and through Our Own and Other
Characters, 55
Victoriana, 41
V:tM (Vampire: the Masquerade), 5-6, 21, 172
Warhammer 40,000 (setting), 14, 66-68, 81
Warhammer Fantasy Battles, 4
Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay, 4, 6, 8, 158
Weird Western, 41, 149, 169

Weird West, 168-169, 194, 197

Werewolf: The Apocalypse, 20th Anniversary Edition, 33, 170-172, 194, 197
Werewolf: The Forsaken, 33, 170, 172-174, 178, 194, 197
Wesley, David, 1
West End Games, 24
WGA (Witch Girls Adventures: The Drama-Diaries Game of Modern Magic and Mischief), 175176, 196
White Wolf Publishing (White Wolf Game Studio), xxiii, xxx, 5-6, 21, 170, 172, 174, 177-178
Wick, John, 73
Wil Wheatons Tabletop, 18, 202
Wild die (definition), xxxi
Williams, J. Patrick, 52-55
Williams, Paul Wiggy Wade, 60
Wilson, Matt, 134
Winkler, W. Keith, 52, 55
Witch Girls Adventures: The Drama-Diaries Game of Modern Magic and Mischief (WGA), 175176, 196
Wizards of the Coast (WotC), 4-7, 9, 19, 20, 22-23, 40, 132, 181, 183-184
World of Darkness (WoD; setting), xxiii, xxviii, 5, 171-172, 174
New World of Darkness (NWoD; setting), xxviii, 170, 173, 177
World of Darkness: Storytelling System Rulebook (nWoD), 174, 177-178, 194, 196-197
WotC (Wizards of the Coast), 4-7, 9, 19, 20, 22-23, 40, 132, 181, 183-184
Wraith: the Oblivion, 172
Wujcik, Erick, 117
Wuxia, 7, 22, 92, 142-144, 197
XP (Experience points), xxiv
Yggdrasil, 109, 178-180, 191, 193