If acting isn't "playing a role," then what in San Hill is it?
You don't have to be Mr. Shakespearean to play a role-playing game, certainly, and you don't even have to use your character's exact words when trying to negotiate with some NPC.
However, it doesn't follow from that statement, that you're somehow NOT playing an RPG if you do choose to do those things, or happen to prefer games in which those things are the norm.
Good grief!
-The Gneech
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