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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Sacrosanct" data-source="post: 6957055" data-attributes="member: 15700">Exactly.  And even if you didn't have access to the Dragon magazine, pretty much everyone had a copy of KotBL at some point.  And in that module, there are personality traits there for your NPCs.  It's also literally described in the Introduction of the 1e PHB the importance of role playing and imagination*. This idea that role-playing didn't start until 1989 is patently false, and quite frankly absurd.  This isn't a case of "well my anecdotal experience is different from yours, so neither of us is wrong.", because we have example after example of objective information we can point to that supports one side.  When you have evidence, it no longer is an argument of matter of opinion.  So when you actually look at how the books are written, you see stuff like this:*As a role player, you become Falstaff the fighter. You know how strong,intelligent, wise, healthy, dexterous and, relatively speaking, howcommanding a personality you have. Details as to your appearance yourbody proportions, and your history can be produced by you or the DungeonMaster. You act out the game as this character, staying within your "godgivenabilities", and as molded by your philosophical and moral ethics(called alignment). You interact with your fellow role players, not as Jimand Bob and Mary who work at the office together, but as Folstaff thefighter, angore the cleric, and Filmar, the mistress of magic! The DungeonMaster will act the parts of "everyone else", and will present to you avariety of new characters to talk with, drink with, gamble with, adventurewith, and often fight with! Each of you will become an ortful thespian astime goes by - and you will acquire gold, magic items, and great renownas you become Falstaff the Invincible!</blockquote>

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