Roleplayer was a magazine

Magazine

Magazines, periodicals, glossies or serials are publications, generally published on a regular schedule, containing a variety of articles. They are generally financed by advertising, by a purchase price, by pre-paid magazine subscriptions, or all three...

 devoted to the subject of role-playing games. Published by Steve Jackson Games

Steve Jackson Games

Steve Jackson Games is a game company, founded in 1980 by Steve Jackson, that creates and publishes role-playing, board, and card games, and the gaming magazine Pyramid.-History:...

, Roleplayer #1 debuted in February 1986; it replaced The Space Gamer

The Space Gamer

The Space Gamer was a magazine dedicated to the subject of science fiction and fantasy board games and role-playing games. It quickly grew in importance and was an important and influential magazine in its subject matter from the late 70s through the mid-80s...

as the company's periodical of choice to reach out to their fan base. Roleplayer #30, the final issue, was published in January 1993 shortly before the debut of Pyramid

Pyramid (magazine)

Pyramid is a gaming magazine, publishing articles primarily on role-playing games, but including board games, card games, and other sorts of games. It began life in 1993 as a print publication of Steve Jackson Games for its first 30 issues, though it has been published on the Internet since March...

, Steve Jackson Games' most successful gaming magazine. For the first six issues, it was a free newsletter. After that, from issue #7 to issue #14 it cost $1.00; from issue #15 through issue #20 it cost $2.00; and, from issue #21 to the end of the run it had a cover price of $3.50.