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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Rechan" data-source="post: 4610780" data-attributes="member: 54846">It's also a way to do things that are "Unsafe" or are otherwise uncomfortable, in a safe environment. If I don't like confrontations, or if I have a lot of frustration, I might just want to work those frustrations out on some orcs. It's not me being violent, but it is living vicariously. I may personally be against killing (and could never see myself do it), but this character lets me do it in a manner that is "okay".The same with playing a female character. Not to put motivations on those that play opposite gender, but they might just want to tool around with gender roles, or express their feminine side in a manner that's "okay" (well, obviously not, considerign some have a problem with it). They don't want to get a sex change, don't see themselves as the opposite gender, but the opportunity to pretend for a second is at least a manner of exploration. The notion of exploration is the same as playing a tri-keen - an exercise in playing something with a totally alien mindset and mannerism, to see if you can weird out your friends.But yes. For instance, the DM has little connection to his NPCs, I presume. So, it's the same notion of "Here is a character whose identity I am not emotionally invested in, I just want to jump in their head and cruise around for a while because their identiy/personality/whatever is fun and/or interesting."</blockquote>