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<blockquote data-quote="Maxperson" data-source="post: 7630505" data-attributes="member: 23751"><p>If I have taken on the role of a barbarian with X background, then whatever happens in game is a part of that role. If the DM cast charm person on me and I have to treat the caster as my good friend, I get to determine the actions of my character under that restriction. I am now roleplaying a barbarian with X background that is charmed by Y wizard. The DM does not get to dictate to me how my PC reacts, only the limitations of what I am roleplaying. Even with more restrictive spells like dominate, I still have the ability to embellish however I see fit, so long as I don't take an action outside that is not allowed to me(assuming the caster is using the more restrictive aspect), so I can still roleplay my PC.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">I look at it a bit more holistically. When someone asks me how long I worked today, I tell them 8.75 hours. Now, I do get 2 ten minute breaks, and sometimes I stop and tell a coworker a joke for a minute or two, and technically I'm not working then. That still doesn't change that I worked an 8.75 hour day. I've never stopped and said, "Well, 8.75 hours, minute 20 minutes, minus 2.4 minutes for a joke, minus 3 minutes for a bathroom run..." I've never heard anyone else do that, either. </span></span></p><p><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Roleplaying is no different. While there are times like running to the bathroom, listening to a DM description, food breaks, etc., a 4 hour game session is still a 4 hour block where I'm roleplaying. I can understand your point about the times where you technically aren't roleplaying in that moment, but I don't stop to break the game session down like that when talking about it to someone else, and I haven't anyone else break theirs down like that for me.</span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Maxperson, post: 7630505, member: 23751"] If I have taken on the role of a barbarian with X background, then whatever happens in game is a part of that role. If the DM cast charm person on me and I have to treat the caster as my good friend, I get to determine the actions of my character under that restriction. I am now roleplaying a barbarian with X background that is charmed by Y wizard. The DM does not get to dictate to me how my PC reacts, only the limitations of what I am roleplaying. Even with more restrictive spells like dominate, I still have the ability to embellish however I see fit, so long as I don't take an action outside that is not allowed to me(assuming the caster is using the more restrictive aspect), so I can still roleplay my PC. [COLOR=#333333][FONT=Verdana] I look at it a bit more holistically. When someone asks me how long I worked today, I tell them 8.75 hours. Now, I do get 2 ten minute breaks, and sometimes I stop and tell a coworker a joke for a minute or two, and technically I'm not working then. That still doesn't change that I worked an 8.75 hour day. I've never stopped and said, "Well, 8.75 hours, minute 20 minutes, minus 2.4 minutes for a joke, minus 3 minutes for a bathroom run..." I've never heard anyone else do that, either. Roleplaying is no different. While there are times like running to the bathroom, listening to a DM description, food breaks, etc., a 4 hour game session is still a 4 hour block where I'm roleplaying. I can understand your point about the times where you technically aren't roleplaying in that moment, but I don't stop to break the game session down like that when talking about it to someone else, and I haven't anyone else break theirs down like that for me.[/FONT][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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