role playing

"When Allison's best friend, TJ, convinces her to come along for an epic game of LARP (live-action roleplaying), she reluctantly agrees despite her reservations about the geeky pastime ... Not long after their quest begins, the friends discover that something has gone wrong. The fantasy world they've built has transformed, and the battle they're in the midst of is no longer make-believe"--Provided by publisher.

Three little girls try to decide what they should pretend to be: princesses, fairies, or ballerinas?.

"Isolated by a disfiguring injury since the age of seventeen, Sean Phillips crafts imaginary worlds for strangers to play in. From his small apartment in southern California, he orchestrates fantastic adventures where possibilities, both dark and bright, open in the boundaries between the real and the imagined. As the creator of "Trace Italian"--a text-based, role-playing game played through the mail--Sean guides players from around the world through his intricately imagined terrain, which they navigate and explore, turn by turn, seeking sanctuary in a ravaged, savage future America. Lance and Carrie are high school students from Florida, and are explorers of the Trace. But when they take their play into the real world, disaster strikes, and Sean is called on to account for it. In the process, he is pulled back through time, tracing back towardthe moment of his own self-inflicted departure from the world in which most people live."--Provided by publisher.

"The world of Elder Tales was supposed to be fun for everyone, but ever since the 12th expansion pack came out and trapped thirty thousand gamers within its fantastical confines, it's not much fun anymore! Nobody knows how to return to the real world, the food has no taste, and even death is no escape. Since the change, the world has fallen into lawlessness, and a strong guild is a player's only hope for survival. It's amid these dire circumstances that Shiroe sets off across the virtual landscape with his friends Naotsugu and Akatsuki on an adventure of discovery as they try to understand the nature of their new reality"--Back cover.

"Isolated by a disfiguring injury since the age of seventeen, Sean Phillips crafts imaginary worlds for strangers to play in. From his small apartment in southern California, he orchestrates fantastic adventures where possibilities, both dark and bright, open in the boundaries between the real and the imagined. As the creator of "Trace Italian"--a text-based, role-playing game played through the mail--Sean guides players from around the world through his intricately imagined terrain, which they navigate and explore, turn by turn, seeking sanctuary in a ravaged, savage future America. Lance and Carrie are high school students from Florida, and are explorers of the Trace. But when they take their play into the real world, disaster strikes, and Sean is called onto account for it. In the process, he is pulled back through time, tracing back toward the moment of his own self-inflicted departure from the world in which most people live."--Provided by publisher.

Offers guides to play Dungeons and Dragons, and focuses on the primal power source and four relevant classes--barbarians, druids, shamans, and wardens--and also discusses additional options, races, powers, feats, paths, items, four additional classes--the avenger, the bard, the invoker, and the sorcerer--and more.

Contains alphabetically arranged entries that profile over 170 monsters appropriate for all levels of play in Dungeons & Dragons, each including notes on related lore and encounter groups.

Offers Dungeon Masters of all levels of experience advice, rules, and strategies for running adventures and campaigns in the paragon tiers of the role playing game "Dungeons and Dragons".

Contains eight reproducible scripts that address issues sensitive to young people, such as suicide, alcoholism, divorce, anger, and peer pressure, each including background information, discussion questions, activities, and lessons.