rpg and newsgroups

david marsh

2023-06-30

Here are the current RPG groups from the Big Eight on usenet.

This post on rec.games.frp.misc started an interesting discussion about the RPG hierarchy and how it’s a remnant of an earlier time, and how a modern structure would look different.

The fact that the description still references TSR is telling.

I wanted a place I could quickly look up what the description for each group, hence this post.

Oh, and for those wondering; frp stands for “fantasy role-play” and the Big Eight is a board that manage the hierarchy of usenet.

group description
rec.games.frp.advocacy Flames and rebuttals about various role-playing systems.
rec.games.frp.announce Announcements of happenings in the role-playing world. (Moderated)
rec.games.frp.cyber Discussions of cyberpunk related roleplaying games.
rec.games.frp.dnd Fantasy role-playing with TSR’s Dungeons and Dragons.
rec.games.frp.gurps The GURPS role playing game.
rec.games.frp.live-action Live-action roleplaying games.
rec.games.frp.marketplace Role-playing game materials wanted and for sale.
rec.games.frp.misc General discussions of role-playing games.
rec.games.frp.super-heroes Super-hero role playing games.