In short, tabletop RPGs are half board game, half improvisational theater. In other words, the players are like the star actors, while the GM is like the writer, producer, director and supporting cast, all in one. It's his or her responsibility to narrate the story, adjudicate actions, act out nonplayer characters and structure the overall adventure. The final player is called the Game Master. Perhaps one of them is an inquisitive Vulcan science officer, or a hardened Bajoran freedom fighter, or an even-tempered human captain the rules allow for almost any kind of character you've seen on the shows, and then some. (Pizza and beer are optional, but highly recommended.) Three to five players take the roles of characters on a Federation starship. You and your friends gather together around a table, armed with some paper, pencils and dice.
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