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Message: <blockquote data-quote="pensiv" data-source="post: 469488" data-attributes="member: 174">because that's not defining a Roleplaying Game, that's just rearranging the words. There's a word for using the term itself to define the term, but I don't remember what it is.But Clay, Thanee and jmucchiello force me to address an interesting point. In order to define Roleplaying Games, you have to analyze the words role, play/playing, and game.Improvisational theatre was mentioned, but you need a definition that does not include acting, because that is not the same as roleplaying games; thus, you need to make a distinction that this is a game, not merely playing a role.Most often with table-top RPGs, the player is merely describing his/her character's actions, not actually acting out. Sometimes playing an RPG doesn't involve playing a role at all, but playing with a role.If this turns out well, you'll become the Scott McCloud of RPGs.EDIT: I went through this many times.</blockquote>