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Hack'n'slash is a term used by players of role-playing games, describing a style of play which focuses mainly on combat against villains and monsters. Often termed "roll-playing," it is contrasted with "role-playing," a style that relies on developing an elaborate plot and honoring player-characters as rounded persons, instead of stereotypical fighting-machines.
Although mostly used as a disapproving term, Hack'n'Slash remains a possible and entertaining way of playing RPGs.
Inside GNS Theory "Hack'n'slash" style is mostly associated with the "Gamist"-archetype, due to its necessary reliance on numerous point-values and dice-rolling to simulate battles. It also suits the "gamist's" sympathy for contest.
An archetypical example of a Hack'n'Slash game is Hero Quest.
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