RPG

A Role-Playing Game is a game in which you create a character and have relative freedom in choice. The best RPGs are tabletop/pen-and-paper style, closely followed by those run on IRC channels, because computer RPGs are incredibly limited in choice due to the relatively small amount of information they can contain.

Contrary to popular belief, the more recent games in the Final Fantasy series were not RPGs as such, because you had very little control over the storyline, and the character. I'm not sure at this point in time what genre they were, but despite the level-up system, the games weren't RPGs.

Dungeons and Dragons is a perfect sword/sorcery style RPG, while Spycraft fits the bill for anyone interested in espionage.

by Tharrick D'Entremont September 15, 2004

RPG

Relative Proximity to Girth. RPG occurs when a group of the opposite sex is comprised of larger, average looking people, leaving the least chunky person, by default, more attractive. This person tends to get noticed disproportionate to their actual attractiveness. Thus, the RPG effect.

Is that girl hot, or is it just the RPG?

by SgtDriller July 30, 2010

RPG

RPG (Report Program Generator) is a programming language that originated
as a report-building program used in DEC and IBM minicomputer operating
systems and evolved into a fully procedural programming language. Its latest version, RPG IV, is supported by IBM's leading minicomputer system, the AS/400. Historically, RPG has probably been the second most used programming language, after COBOL, for commercial applications on mid-range computers.

"Boy, I can't wait to get to my AS/400 to program some RPG!"

by UberNerd October 20, 2004

rpg

Rocket Propelled Grenade: a shoulder fired, man portable, light anti-tank rocket.

The RPG7 entered service with the Soviet forces in 1962, and is massively used by former forces of the USSR, the Chinese Military, North Korea, as well as by a large number of countries that have previously received weapons and training from the former Soviet/Communist Bloc, like the Arab countries.

by Pope Smot, BSC April 24, 2003

RPG

Short for Roleplaying Game. Table top or otherwise that allows one or more people to assume a fictious alter-personality, or personalities, and live a story while having the ability to make choices to directly alter the experience and/or the outcome.

Not to be confused with most "Japanese console rpg's" or as the kiddies refer to as "RPG-Lite" games such as Final Fantasy, Wild Arms, Dragon Warrior, Secret of Mana, etc. Such games play on the sensationalizing of the term "RPG" to make a buck in the market and in all actuality offer no authentic "Role Playing" experience.
The most they can be described as is simply "interactive anime" or "pop up books with batles".

Isn't it ironic that 99% of console RPG's don't have any actual Role Playing in them?

by Hic January 12, 2005

rpg

Role-Playing Game, meaning you must have character development and some sort of storyline.

Any Final Fantasy, Vagrant Story, Legend of Dragoon, Seiken Densestsu (Secret of Mana), Kingdom Hearts, Xenogears/Xenosaga, etc.

by Kuriin April 30, 2003

RPG

Acronym - Military: Rape Prevention Goggles/Glasses.

"Bob would've had a chance with that girl, but he had his RPG's on"

by Beavis H. Christ June 29, 2003