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<blockquote data-quote="Charlaquin" data-source="post: 8390794" data-attributes="member: 6779196"><p>The location, props, and voices are not the things I’m saying set their game apart.</p><p></p><p>That’s not at all what I’m saying. I am strongly opposed to judging roleplaying like that. If you’re imagining the fictional scenario and making decisions as you imagine your character would in that scenario, you’re roleplaying, and there’s no superior or inferior way to do that. That’s different from acting, which does indeed hav variable quality. They are very good actors putting on a performance for a very large audience, and <em>that</em>, not the “quality” of their roleplaying sets them apart.</p><p></p><p>That is also not at all what I’m saying. Anyone can learn to be a great DM. Matt’s DMing skill (though very good) is not what sets him apart from other DMs. What does is the fact that he is performing for a very large audience.</p><p></p><p>That couldn’t be further from what I’m saying. Acting does not require anything be predetermined, and I do not believe, at all, that their story arcs or beats are planned out ahead of time.</p><p></p><p>Bold added for emphasis. What I’m saying is, the bold is what sets what they’re doing apart from what you’re doing. They are not just performing and roleplaying for their fellow players. They are turning their roleplaying into a performance for an audience of millions. Such a performance has different needs than performing for your friends, which as skilled actors they are able to meet while seeming like they’re just performing for their friends.</p><p></p><p></p><p>I keep responding with what you dismissively refer to as "Actors!" "Paid!" "Audience!" (and by the way I haven’t once mentioned that they’re getting paid as a difference, so I don’t know why you’re focusing on that so much) because you keep taking that to mean “Bling!” “Charisma!” “Roleplaying!” You seem to be reading a whole lot into what I’m saying that is simply not there, and I’m trying to express what I am <em>actually</em> saying in a way that you will understand.</p><p></p><p>Well, she’s quite good at it for being mostly self-taught then. Not the point.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Charlaquin, post: 8390794, member: 6779196"] The location, props, and voices are not the things I’m saying set their game apart. That’s not at all what I’m saying. I am strongly opposed to judging roleplaying like that. If you’re imagining the fictional scenario and making decisions as you imagine your character would in that scenario, you’re roleplaying, and there’s no superior or inferior way to do that. That’s different from acting, which does indeed hav variable quality. They are very good actors putting on a performance for a very large audience, and [I]that[/I], not the “quality” of their roleplaying sets them apart. That is also not at all what I’m saying. Anyone can learn to be a great DM. Matt’s DMing skill (though very good) is not what sets him apart from other DMs. What does is the fact that he is performing for a very large audience. That couldn’t be further from what I’m saying. Acting does not require anything be predetermined, and I do not believe, at all, that their story arcs or beats are planned out ahead of time. Bold added for emphasis. What I’m saying is, the bold is what sets what they’re doing apart from what you’re doing. They are not just performing and roleplaying for their fellow players. They are turning their roleplaying into a performance for an audience of millions. Such a performance has different needs than performing for your friends, which as skilled actors they are able to meet while seeming like they’re just performing for their friends. I keep responding with what you dismissively refer to as "Actors!" "Paid!" "Audience!" (and by the way I haven’t once mentioned that they’re getting paid as a difference, so I don’t know why you’re focusing on that so much) because you keep taking that to mean “Bling!” “Charisma!” “Roleplaying!” You seem to be reading a whole lot into what I’m saying that is simply not there, and I’m trying to express what I am [I]actually[/I] saying in a way that you will understand. Well, she’s quite good at it for being mostly self-taught then. Not the point. [/QUOTE]
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