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<blockquote data-quote="Traveon Wyvernspur" data-source="post: 5745034" data-attributes="member: 73201"><p>I've always explained it like a part in acting, they are assuming that character's identity, mannerisms, wants, desires, likes, dislikes, quirks, etc. I always try to get my players to actually give me a 1/2page - 1 page backstory on their characters. I feel that this actually gets them to invest time and get invested in the characters they want to play.</p><p></p><p>If you want specific examples of role-playing live I'd take them to a local gaming store (if you have one around) which hosts gaming nights. Have them listen to the Penny Arcade/Wil Wheaton Podcast: <a href="http://www.wizards.com/dnd/podcasts.aspx" target="_blank">Dungeons & Dragons Roleplaying Game Official Home Page - Home</a> and there are others out there as well with this link: <a href="http://ask.metafilter.com/94877/Where-can-I-find-good-DampD-podcasts" target="_blank">Where can I find good D&D podcasts? - podcasts DD dungeons | Ask MetaFilter</a> </p><p></p><p>A few resource materials for reading: </p><p><a href="http://dndnerd.com/dd-for-beginners-roleplaying-101" target="_blank">D&D For Beginners - Roleplaying 101 | D&D Nerd.com</a></p><p><a href="http://www.onrpg.com/boards/93148.html" target="_blank">How to Roleplay Well - OnRPG Free MMORPG Forums</a></p><p><a href="http://samvdw.hubpages.com/hub/Better-Roleplaying-through-DD-Character-Background-Creation" target="_blank">Better Roleplaying through D&D Character Background Creation</a></p><p><a href="http://www.leonineroar.com/?p=938" target="_blank">D&D 4e: Top 12 Ways to Stop Sounding So Damn Metagamey Leonine Roar</a></p><p><a href="http://paizo.com/paizo/messageboards/community/gaming/dnd/suggestionsOnHowToRoleplay" target="_blank">paizo.com - Messageboards / D&D 3.5/d20/OGL / Suggestions on how to roleplay</a></p><p></p><p>Hopefully some of these suggestions and sites help out and I'm sure there are others here on the forums who will also comment soon.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Traveon Wyvernspur, post: 5745034, member: 73201"] I've always explained it like a part in acting, they are assuming that character's identity, mannerisms, wants, desires, likes, dislikes, quirks, etc. I always try to get my players to actually give me a 1/2page - 1 page backstory on their characters. I feel that this actually gets them to invest time and get invested in the characters they want to play. If you want specific examples of role-playing live I'd take them to a local gaming store (if you have one around) which hosts gaming nights. Have them listen to the Penny Arcade/Wil Wheaton Podcast: [url=http://www.wizards.com/dnd/podcasts.aspx]Dungeons & Dragons Roleplaying Game Official Home Page - Home[/url] and there are others out there as well with this link: [url=http://ask.metafilter.com/94877/Where-can-I-find-good-DampD-podcasts]Where can I find good D&D podcasts? - podcasts DD dungeons | Ask MetaFilter[/url] A few resource materials for reading: [url=http://dndnerd.com/dd-for-beginners-roleplaying-101]D&D For Beginners - Roleplaying 101 | D&D Nerd.com[/url] [url=http://www.onrpg.com/boards/93148.html]How to Roleplay Well - OnRPG Free MMORPG Forums[/url] [url=http://samvdw.hubpages.com/hub/Better-Roleplaying-through-DD-Character-Background-Creation]Better Roleplaying through D&D Character Background Creation[/url] [url=http://www.leonineroar.com/?p=938]D&D 4e: Top 12 Ways to Stop Sounding So Damn Metagamey Leonine Roar[/url] [url=http://paizo.com/paizo/messageboards/community/gaming/dnd/suggestionsOnHowToRoleplay]paizo.com - Messageboards / D&D 3.5/d20/OGL / Suggestions on how to roleplay[/url] Hopefully some of these suggestions and sites help out and I'm sure there are others here on the forums who will also comment soon. [/QUOTE]
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