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<blockquote data-quote="awesomeocalypse" data-source="post: 5136039" data-attributes="member: 85641">4e as a system can absolutely support great roleplaying, but it is unique among D&amp;D editions in that even without roleplaying, it stands on its own as a fully fleshed out tactical wargame which can keep an entire group occupied and having fun for whole sessions. &nbsp;I mean, you theoretically could play previous editions without any rp, but you'd probably get bored pretty fast--even 3e's combat engine, which was more advanced than that of prior editions, couldn't really sustain session after session of nothing but combat in a way that was any fun to play. In earlier editions of D&amp;D, roleplaying was a requirement to having fun, because if you weren't engaged in entertaining rp, the combat engine wasn't going to fill that void.&nbsp;4e is the first system where a &quot;roleplaying optional&quot; playstyle is fully supported from the word go.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="awesomeocalypse, post: 5136039, member: 85641"] 4e as a system can absolutely support great roleplaying, but it is unique among D&D editions in that even without roleplaying, it stands on its own as a fully fleshed out tactical wargame which can keep an entire group occupied and having fun for whole sessions. I mean, you theoretically [I]could[/I] play previous editions without any rp, but you'd probably get bored pretty fast--even 3e's combat engine, which was more advanced than that of prior editions, couldn't really sustain session after session of nothing but combat in a way that was any fun to play. In earlier editions of D&D, roleplaying was a requirement to having fun, because if you weren't engaged in entertaining rp, the combat engine wasn't going to fill that void. 4e is the first system where a "roleplaying optional" playstyle is fully supported from the word go. [/QUOTE]

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