Questions tagged [roleplaying]
For questions specifically relating to the process of depicting a character in an RPG. Do not use as a general marker for any question.
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How can you encourage players to role play in line with their culture?
How can you encourage players to role play in line with their culture, either fictional or realistic?
For example in a campaign with American players playing mainly European characters, I've noticed ...
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How can my character coerce uncooperative player characters?
Occasionally in games we find ourselves in a situation where the player characters might not want to co-operate even if their players do.
How do you handle the party coercing those characters into ...
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Maid RPG: encouraging people to roleplay
Maid RPG is fun, but when we try to play it with our group we find that we're a bit too British: we're not extroverted enough, and too easily embarrassed. We end up playing it more like paranoia: all ...
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How to roleplay a divine character in Ravenloft?
My cleric just got sucked into the Demi-plane of Dread. I've been told that his connection to Moradin has been completely severed, but my spells still work.
How should I roleplay that?
Are there ...
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What is a good way to become a better NPC/monster actor?
One of the biggest problems I have as Game Master, (going on 30+yrs) is in portraying NPC and Monsters in any RPG. Is there a good resource for becoming a better 'actor'?
Instead of just saying... ...
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Which RPGs primarily reward roleplaying your character? [closed]
In what games (either in-print or out-of-print) are the rewards for playing your character's role or depicting your character's behavior the primary means of character advancement, as opposed to ...
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What are some of the major challenges in playing an Evil Character? [closed]
What are some of the major challenges in playing an Evil Character (whether that's a formal alignment or not) in a co-operative party game, and likewise, what are some of the reasons many groups ...
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What does using roleplaying as a form of psychological evaluation entail?
I've been told that roleplaying has been used as a form of psychological evaluation. Although I am not really sold on these things, I do know that a form of roleplaying is performed during some job ...
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How do I roleplay a character with a large disparity between their intelligence and wisdom?
This question is tangential to the (good) question how to role-play an intelligent character.
Say you have a system that differentiates between intelligence and wisdom (dd4.0 being the obvious ...
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How to handle knowing more than your character does
I've read the rules. I know the math. I know, as the player, that X monster is vulnerable to Y damage and if I move through the door 4 squares into the room, my burst 2 will catch every baddie there. ...
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How should a GM deal with sexuality in an RPG?
I think it's a matter of fact that since the first moment a player realizes that he or she can interact with someone of the opposite sex romantically within the game, things get hairy. I had my fair ...
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Do any newer D&D versions grant experience for exceptional role-playing?
Do any of the newer D&D editions' books (most likely the DM Guide) have guidelines for granting experience for exceptional role-playing?
I once played with a professional DM (there's a job I want)...
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How do I roleplay a character more intelligent than I am?
What are some strategies and techniques for role playing a character that is more intelligent than you actually are? It's pretty easy to pretend to be someone who is less intelligent, but the reverse ...
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What are some character development tools? [closed]
I have a character that I want to develop slowly through the campaign. By this I mean I want him to slowly mature and change his personality through the sessions. What tool or trick can I use to ...
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