What is roleplaying? That is a very difficult question to answer. Everyone has their theories and descriptions of what they think roleplaying is. This section has several resources for those new to roleplaying and those curious to find out more. 

      Lore Gaming has a little different approach: Storyplaying. Click on this link to find out what storyplaying is all about:

      The Game Manufacturers Association (GAMA) consists of manufacturers and publishers of all types of gaming entertainment. Read their publication:

Here is a fairly well-written guide for those new to roleplaying: 
Foxfire & Afira's Handbook to Roleplaying 

         As with any activity that can involve young people today, there is a debate raging about the worthiness of roleplaying games. While the pro-RPG side of the debate is very widespread throughout society, the anti-RPG forces stem primarily from religious backgrounds and parent groups. While Lore Gaming's bias is obviously, fiercely pro-RPG, it is our intention to offer just a small sampling of the debate that is raging.

Neutral Gaming Site:

* A neutral site that has collected a large number of resources on the roleplaying debate: 
RPG Studies.net

Pro-Roleplaying Games: The following sites are dedicated to either responding to the claims made by the anti-gaming groups or to providing support to gamers and the gaming industry.

      * The Attacks on Roleplaying Games - from RPG Studies.net

      * The Pulling Report - from RPG Studies.net

      * Committee for the Advancement of Role-Playing Games (CAR-PGa)

      * Christian Gamers Guild

Anti-Roleplaying Games: The vast majority of anti-RPG information focuses on a single game - Dungeons & Dragons™. Read the following articles published against D & D™ (Dungeons & Dragons™). While most sound convincing, there is an abundance of errors and undocumented anecdotal "evidence" passed along in most of them. For a discussion of those errors, read The Attacks on Roleplaying Games and The Pulling Report from above.

      * Dungeons & Dragons - the Game

      * Playing With Dragon Fire

      * soc.religion.christian: FAQ: Why Christians oppose RPGs

      * Dark Dungeons - a tract publication that was widely distributed (is no longer in print).

      * Straight Talk on Dungeons & Dragons  - an article from the company that produces the above tract.

      Welcome to the Adventure Seed Of The Day™. This is a selection that helps a Game Master (GM) by planting an "Adventure Seed." The ASOTD™ rotates daily with a new Seed. It can cover any genre and provides enough details to plant an idea for an Adventure.

      Need more tips for gaming? Need that extra spark? Check out Roleplaying Tips.com.

      The Game Manufacturers Association (GAMA) is a collection of manufacturers, publishers, writers and retailers of gaming materials. 

      The Game Publishers Association is very similar to GAMA, however it focuses on smaller game manufacturers. They are a very good resource for the small gaming company.

      The Committee for the Advancement of Role-Playing Games (CAR-PGa) is more of an advocacy group for  roleplaying (and gaming in general), however they do provide a lot of useful information for game designers and publishers.

      While it is primarily a site designed for GMs, Roleplaying Tips.com does have a lot of information about game design.

          One of the finest all-around roleplaying portals on the web - Explore the RPG Archive.

          While technically part of the RPG Archive, the RPG Gateway is essentially a resource for whatever you are looking for - as it relates to roleplaying.

          The Great RPG Archive is both an advocacy website, as well as a good resource for RPGs in general.