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<blockquote data-quote="Aberzanzorax" data-source="post: 5634713" data-attributes="member: 64209">Yes. &nbsp;D&amp;D is a roleplaying game. &nbsp;D&amp;D is not a combat game.&nbsp;How many times has there been debate and forceful defense as to whether 4e is a roleplaying game? It is more than just a tactical miniatures game. You even (can/should/do) roleplay during combat.&nbsp;In fact, while you're not in combat the entire time you're playing, you ARE roleplaying the entire time you're playing.&nbsp;So you're saying 4e is a game &quot;about combat.&quot; I had finally been convinced that it was &quot;about roleplaying&quot; (and, in fact, I remain so convinced).&nbsp;&nbsp;I'm surprised by the people who are taking the tack that D&amp;D is &quot;about combat&quot;. I'm also surprised by the points they are using to back up the fact that it is supposedly about combat, and how these same points are the opposite points people usually use in the whole &quot;can you roleplay in 4e? is it an rpg?&quot; arguments that crop up ever now and then. &nbsp;I mean &quot;lots of rules for combat and few rules for roleplaying doesn't take away from the roleplaying, in fact, it's liberating&quot; is something I've begun to believe for a certain style of gaming. Yet the exact opposite is being touted now, saying &quot;3/4 of the rules are about combat, so the game is about combat.&quot; &nbsp;WHAT?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Aberzanzorax, post: 5634713, member: 64209"] Yes. D&D is a [I]roleplaying game. [/I] D&D is not a [I]combat game.[/I] How many times has there been debate and forceful defense as to whether 4e is a roleplaying game? It is more than just a tactical miniatures game. You even (can/should/do) roleplay during combat. In fact, while you're not in combat the entire time you're playing, you ARE roleplaying the entire time you're playing. So you're saying 4e is a game "about combat." I had finally been convinced that it was "about roleplaying" (and, in fact, I remain so convinced). I'm surprised by the people who are taking the tack that D&D is "about combat". I'm also surprised by the points they are using to back up the fact that it is supposedly about combat, and how these same points are the opposite points people usually use in the whole "can you roleplay in 4e? is it an rpg?" arguments that crop up ever now and then. I mean "lots of rules for combat and few rules for roleplaying doesn't take away from the roleplaying, in fact, it's liberating" is something I've begun to believe for a certain style of gaming. Yet the exact opposite is being touted now, saying "3/4 of the rules are about combat, so the game is about combat." WHAT? [/QUOTE]

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