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Message: <blockquote data-quote="drjones" data-source="post: 4232639" data-attributes="member: 62944">Don't worry, the world is full of uber-nerd RP cops who want things done THE ONE TRUE WAY.Thing is, the drama school at my university was full of gamers and every one of them was a crummy, crummy actor while simultaneously being the most deluded about their own skills.    Myself excluded of course <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />An hour playing improv games will give you more instruction in performance than a campaigns worth of talking in a bad ye-olde-english accent about hobbits in your basement.  There is nothing wrong with wanting to RP a lot in ones dnd game but making it the point of the entire endeavor (and rewarding/punishing others based on how well they fit with your definition of 'good rp') is a huge waste.  You do not need a game to act, just start fricking talking.  All it takes is imagination, brilliance and charisma.  Oh and stability, wisdom, posture, focus and good looks help.  No prob right?</blockquote>