Many of the elements in EverQuest have been drawn from text-based MUD ( Multi-User Dungeon ) games, particularly DikuMUDs, which in turn were inspired by traditional role-playing games such as Dungeons & Dragons.

Many subsequent fantasy settings ( role-playing games in particular ) have followed Niven in his use of mana.

In one extreme case, Brian has been portrayed as role-playing a date with a doll, which he referred to as " Sara "; in another, when the Knights had met for pizza and were drawing from a prop Deck of Many Things that Brian made and imagining what would happen if the deck was real and affected their real lives, Brian drew the card " the Void " (" Body functions, but soul is trapped elsewhere "), and responded with " That pretty much describes my life already.

Many role-playing video games, for instance, feature units of measurement used to quantify or assist a player-character's progression through the game-called experience points.

Many conventions of traditional role-playing video games are also present ; for example, there is extensive use of scripted cutscenes to advance the story, units gain experience points and grow stronger over the course of the campaign, and the player can visit shops to outfit characters with weapons and equipment.

Many role-playing games have rules designed for a specific genre such as sword and sorcery, or specific fictional universes such as that of the Star Wars series.

Many common role-playing techniques can enhance the enjoyment of a particular GNS mode at the expense of others, but the fundamental incompatibilities between each are actually very high-level.

Many role playing games have origins in pen-and-paper role-playing games such as Dungeons & Dragons, using much of the same terminology, settings and game mechanics.

Many role-playing games allow players to play as an evil character.

Many of the most popular role-playing games, such as D20 system and White Wolf games still use character classes in one way or another.

Many new gameplay elements were included in this game, such as real-time fighting, as well as being the first role-playing video game to incorporate GameCube-Game Boy Advance compatibility.

Many online massively multiplayer and role-playing video games tend to call them " guilds " or invent their own term.

Many role-playing rulesets included solo adventures which were intended to teach the rules systems to the players.

Many of the original authors were also inspired by a long-running Albuquerque, New Mexico campaign of the role-playing game Superworld, gamemastered by George R. R. Martin, and many modeled their characters on their in-game persona.

Many of the original spells have become widely used in the role-playing community, across many different fictional worlds, and across books, board games, video games, and movies.

Many quests parody the tropes found in other role-playing games.

Many popular multiplayer online games were developed on PLATO during the 1970s and 1980s, such as Empire ( a multiplayer game based on Star Trek ), Airfight ( a precursor to Microsoft Flight Simulator ), Panther ( a vector graphics based tankwar game, earlier than, but similar in many respects to Atari's BattleZone ), the original Freecell, and several games inspired by the role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons, including dnd and Rogue.

Many ideas and concepts which would become integral to Talislanta first appeared in an early role-playing game written by Stephan Michael Sechi in 1983, Arcanum, also known as The Atlantis Trilogy.

Many online services provide free game hosting specifically for gamemasters, or provide general forum services that can be used for role-playing purposes ( such as Proboards or Invisionfree ).

Many role-playing video games and first-person shooters are developing more advanced hotkey layouts, allowing these genres to develop their own micromanagement skills.

Many game artists are called upon to develop graphical treatments for the environments and elements in which role-playing games take place.

Many role-playing video games include warrior classes similar to the Dungeons & Dragons monk.

Many other living " fuzzies ," as the characters are called, inhabit the Fuzzy Knights world and most of them seem to be drawn toward role-playing games as well.

Many role-playing games use their own, custom system ; this category is for articles about systems used in multiple games, or otherwise notable systems.

Many of these seem closer in tone to the pulp adventures of Indiana Jones than H. P. Lovecraft, but they are nonetheless beloved by many gamers.

Many trackball gamers are competent at " throwing " their cursor rapidly across the screen, by spinning the trackball, enabling ( with practice ) much faster motion than can be achieved with a ball-less mouse and arm motion.

Many of the bookmakers are sponsoring some of the major football teams in the major European football leagues, although Werder Bremen are currently fighting the German courts for the freedom to continue featuring bookmaker Bwin on their shirts, as Germany and France take action against online gamers.

Many Leet words or slang have been internalized within the Greek spoken language through Greek gamers online in games such as World of Warcraft.

Many new sites evolved around Starfleet Command itself just to cater for the ever growing numbers of new gamers which Interplay's latest game had brought into the Star Trek gaming community fold.

Many games were transitioning to DirectX at this point, and the announcement caused many PC gamers – the core demographic of 3dfx's market – to switch to Nvidia or ATI offerings for their new machines.

Many gamers struggled to complete it after its release, but due to the incredibly high difficulty level with no continues available, very few achieved this goal until Sega revealed the invincibility cheat in January 1992.

Many gamers were unaware of the later QD redesign.

Many of the high-powered personal computers are purchased by gamers who want the fastest equipment to power the latest cutting-edge games.

Many events transpired to mislead gamers during this era, causing much confusion over which console was superior to the others.

Many American gamers learned of his real name via the Nintendo DS game Mr. Driller Drill Spirits, where he is also a playable character.

Many gamers perceived that this increased complexity came at a cost in playability.

Many of their games, including Wings, were cracked and spread amongst gamers even before release.

Many gamers eat while using the internet.

Many reviews criticized The Second Age for not expanding the game enough, especially since gamers were anticipating the 3D MMORPGs EverQuest and Asheron's Call.

Many gamers regard the need for or use of mules in a game as a design flaw.

Many believed this version did not do the game justice, citing sloppy controls, altered graphics, and cut sounds, it was panned by critics and gamers alike.

Many gamers experienced extensive problems while playing the original release of the game, including quest items disappearing from inventories, NPCs getting stuck, key quests failing, doors that don't work, etc.

Many gamers found that the design of the website caused significant problems if they clicked ads, being able to move or respond, or, worse still, if the player clicked on the large and prominently placed advertisements they would be taken away from the game and lose their score and progress.

Many gamers have criticized the Xbox Version due to the lack of gameplay modes but the PC Version Had A Lot of Positive Ratings for its ability to allow Separate Mods.

Many avid gamers first learned of XBAND via small news articles that were published in the popular console gaming magazines and strategy guides of the day.