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A role-playing game system is a set of game mechanics used in a role-playing game (RPG) to determine the outcome of a character's in-game actions. While early role-playing games relied heavily on either group consensus or the judgement of a single player (the "Dungeon Master") or on randomizers such as dice, later generations of narrativist games allow role-playing to influence the creative input and output of the players, so both acting out roles and employing rules take part in shaping the outcome of the game. Many role-playing game systems involve the generation of random numbers by which success or failure of an action is determined. This can be done using dice (the most common method) or cards, but other methods may be used depending on the system. The random result is added to an attribute which is then compared to a difficulty rating, although many variations on this game mechanic exist from system to system.

The following list showcases some of the notable game systems, off of which many notable games are played. Utilizing the framework of rules and possibilities of a certain system facilitates the actual playing of a Role-playing Game.

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1. Amtgard
2. Basic
3. CODA System
4. CORPS
5. D6 System
6. D20 System
7. EABA
8. FATE
9. Fudge
10. Fuzion/Action!
11. GUMSHOE System
12. GURPS
13. Hero System
14. Interlock System
15. Masterbook
16. Mayfair Exponential Game System
17. One-Roll Engine
18. Palladium System
19. QAGS
20. Rolemaster
21. Saga System
22. Savage Worlds
23. Shadowrun
24. Society for Creative Anachronism
25. Storyteller/Storytelling
26. Tri-Stat dX
27. True20
28. TWERPS
29. Unisystem

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