I reccommend the Verge-RPG system. It uses script very similar to C. The next version, Verge3, will use C#, but it has yet to be released. Verge1 and Verge2 are available for download.
This can be found at:
http://www.verge-rpg.com
and is a free game engine.
You may want to consider licensing the Torque engine from http://www.garagegames.com
It's a very versatile engine, and its only $100 per programmer for the licensing fee. It was used in Tribes 2. On top of that, they will sell your game for you, and you collect 65% of the cost in developer royalties! Its a 3D engine though, so you'll need a 3D editor such as 3DStudio MAX, and a world editor such as QuArK, and they reccommend some compilers like MiniGW, Codewarrior, Visual C++, and GCC. and some others in the FAQ section. On top of that, the Torque engine easily ports between Windows, Mac, and Linux. Its good stuff, I think you may find it useful.
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by: toddhdPosted on 2003-06-18 at 14:38:47ID: 8753071
Best of luck to you - an RPG is a massive undertaking. I seriously reccomend you take the standard game programmers course, and build a few small simple games before starting on your RPG. The typical route is to make clones of Tetris, Pacman, Space Invaders, Asteroids, maybe some card games. And don't think that arcade games don't count since you are doing an RPG - the techniques are the same. You'll be amazed at how hard these simple games are to conquer as a newbie.
Anyway, back to your questions - If you are on Windows, I'd reccomend the Dev-C++ IDE (http://www.bloodshed.net/
Next, do yourself a favor and look at the SDL and allegro libraries that will help you get a jumpstart on 2D (and 3D) programming. Really, take a look at these:
http://www.libsdl.org/inde
http://www.talula.demon.co
There are lots of demos and examples on the links of these pages - use them.
Lastly, take a look at happypenguin.org - this is site full of Linux games. I know you are targeting windows, but don't worry - there are hundreds of games here with full SOURCE CODE, a literel library of how-to in programming. Just compile under Windows and go, in most cases.
Lastly, look on that same happypenguin.org site for map editors, or make your own, depends on what you want to do. If you are looking at doing 3D RPG's, do a search on Google for "Crystal Space 3D". Google is your best friend for info on all this stuff.