I'm a huge fan of immersive RPing. How about you?

[Mouseferatu]

I'm curious...

Why do so many people seem to equate "immersive RP" with "soap-opera"? It's entirely possible to have in-depth in-character interaction--with other PCs and NPCs--without getting into silly romance or nonsensical angst. There's plenty of middle ground.

 

[Ourph]

So where do you stand?

Across the fence with a pitchfork and a torch yelling, "Keep your dang melodramatic, pseudo-acting offa my lawn!".

 

[AtomicPope]

I'm curious...

Why do so many people seem to equate "immersive RP" with "soap-opera"? It's entirely possible to have in-depth in-character interaction--with other PCs and NPCs--without getting into silly romance or nonsensical angst. There's plenty of middle ground.

But that's not how the Poll is set up. People are reacting to the poll, the OP. I think the stigma of LARP looms over immersive RP and sullied the name of strong character interaction.

Not positive on the LARP thing, just a thought.

 

[Mouseferatu]

But that's not how the Poll is set up. People are reacting to the poll, the OP.

How do you figure? Nothing in the poll, or the first post, talks about "soap-operas" or anything of the sort. Everything he talks about--getting into character, feeling the tension of a scene, caring about what happens--is an aspect of in-depth RP, not melodrama or soap opera.

 

[AtomicPope]

How do you figure? Nothing in the poll, or the first post, talks about "soap-operas" or anything of the sort. Everything he talks about--getting into character, feeling the tension of a scene, caring about what happens--is an aspect of in-depth RP, not melodrama or soap opera.

The Poll says: I love me some deep, immersive role-playing. The opposite of that is, "To heck with pathos, I'm here to kill something."

The poll is about extremes and a perfect middle-ground.

 

[Mouseferatu]

Hmm. I didn't really read it that way, but I can see how one could.

Thing is, though, it's not just something I've seen in this thread. In almost every thread about "deep RP" I've seen, many of the people who object to it seem to equate it with "soap opera" and "romance" and "negotiating for six hours over the cost of a saddle." Makes me wonder if that's really the only experience they've had with an "RP-focused" game.

 

[The Highway Man]

The poll reveals the opinions of the poller by 1/ opposing dice rolling and role-playing which in fact are not polar opposites, 2/ having on one side "I prefer deep immersing RP" and on the other "I'm here to kill something", the latter option equating dice rolling with the hormone-powered, mindless killing of stuff.

I voted the middle option.

 

[Aus_Snow]

I like the level of 'immersion' to suit the campaign style and so on. However, given the choice, I'll take the high level 'immersion' campaign over others.

Thing is, though, it's not just something I've seen in this thread. In almost every thread about "deep RP" I've seen, many of the people who object to it seem to equate it with "soap opera" and "romance" and "negotiating for six hours over the cost of a saddle." Makes me wonder if that's really the only experience they've had with an "RP-focused" game.

That, or it's the usual kneejerk response / backlash kinda thing to the 'rollplaying suxx0rz' perspective, as encountered or perceived by those rather vocal 'backlashers'.

 

[ProfessorCirno]

Hmm. I didn't really read it that way, but I can see how one could.

Thing is, though, it's not just something I've seen in this thread. In almost every thread about "deep RP" I've seen, many of the people who object to it seem to equate it with "soap opera" and "romance" and "negotiating for six hours over the cost of a saddle." Makes me wonder if that's really the only experience they've had with an "RP-focused" game.

This especially confuses me, as I can safely say that not once have I seen drama in a Baron Munchausen game, aside from when his grace, Duke Wellington the fourth of Verneshire, attempted to be quite droll and challenged the honorable Sir Wilford Chellingsworth's claim of defeating the dread pirate Maxwell Delarosa, that most dishonorable and savage spainard who made his living causing havoc amongst the sea lanes. Oh, but that's another story altogether...

 

[Delta]

Everything he talks about--getting into character, feeling the tension of a scene, caring about what happens--is an aspect of in-depth RP, not melodrama or soap opera.

Personally, I do in fact consider all those things soap-opera-ey.

In my gaming I'm actually not interested in hearing how people feel. I'm more interested in how an in-world character would act in response to a challenge, test, or puzzle.