{"product_id":"creation-of-narrative-in-tabletop-jennifer-grouling-cover-9780786444519","title":"Creation of Narrative in Tabletop Role-Playing Games","description":"\u003cp\u003e Despite the rise of computer gaming, millions of adults still play face to face role playing games, which rely in part on social interaction to create stories. This work explores tabletop role playing game (TRPG) as a genre separate from computer role playing games. The relationship of TRPGs to other games is examined, as well as the interaction among the tabletop module, computer game, and novel versions of \u003ci\u003eDungeons \u0026amp; Dragons\u003c\/i\u003e. Given particular attention are the narrative and linguistic structures of the gaming session, and the ways that players and gamemasters work together to construct narratives. The text also explores wider cultural influences that surround tabletop gamers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jennifer Grouling Cover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0786444517\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780786444519\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 215\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.96h x 6.16w x 0.50d","brand":"Jennifer Grouling Cover","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43981208944895,"sku":"9780786444519","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_949dd5fb-ae52-4e1e-b974-dc93d698c29f.jpg?v=1683254253","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/creation-of-narrative-in-tabletop-jennifer-grouling-cover-9780786444519","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}