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<blockquote data-quote="Oofta" data-source="post: 8483033" data-attributes="member: 6801845">A little more explanation of my late-night-half asleep post. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f634.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":sleep:" title="Sleep&nbsp; &nbsp; :sleep:"&nbsp; data-smilie="20"data-shortname=":sleep:" />I don't think there is or needs to be one definition of role playing, nor do I think the current version of the game &quot;demands&quot; a specific style, or even if it does that it matters.&nbsp; People should do what works for them. Let's start with:There are some people who would say that you must state &quot;I attempt to climb to get to the top&quot; followed by the DM telling them to do a strength (athletics) is the way to do this.&nbsp; There are others who would be fine with the player stating &quot;I roll a 15 athletics&quot; if it's obvious the PC is climbing the wall; they've just taken a shortcut.*So the player can never take narrative control?&nbsp; If they do, they're playing wrong?&nbsp; Seems very, very one true way and a needlessly strict definition.&nbsp; Not necessarily good nor bad, especially as a general guideline for people that have never played before.So if a player tells a story about their family or associate, they are not actually playing the game?&nbsp; If a DM has a player describe the tavern, they aren't &quot;actually ... playing the game&quot;?&nbsp; Please tell me I misinterpret this.But the pièce de résistance, the bit that seems to be the whole point of posting:I will never state or imply that other people are not &quot;actually playing the game&quot; based on, well, any personal preference or interpretation of the rules.Maybe I misunderstand.&nbsp; Maybe it's just a troll with a wig and lipstick.&nbsp; Maybe the OP means exactly what I think and I just couldn't disagree more.&nbsp; There is no one true way.* I really, really don't care what the book says on this, nor do I want to argue about it.&nbsp; For me, if what they are doing is clear it's fine. Other people find a different approach works for them. <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" alt="🤷‍♂️" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f937-2642.png" title="Man shrugging&nbsp; &nbsp; :man_shrugging:" data-shortname=":man_shrugging:" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Oofta, post: 8483033, member: 6801845"] A little more explanation of my late-night-half asleep post. :sleep: I don't think there is or needs to be one definition of role playing, nor do I think the current version of the game "demands" a specific style, or even if it does that it matters. People should do what works for them. Let's start with: There are some people who would say that you must state "I attempt to climb to get to the top" followed by the DM telling them to do a strength (athletics) is the way to do this. There are others who would be fine with the player stating "I roll a 15 athletics" if it's obvious the PC is climbing the wall; they've just taken a shortcut.* So the player can never take narrative control? If they do, they're playing wrong? Seems very, very one true way and a needlessly strict definition. Not necessarily good nor bad, especially as a general guideline for people that have never played before. So if a player tells a story about their family or associate, they are not actually playing the game? If a DM has a player describe the tavern, they aren't "actually ... playing the game"? Please tell me I misinterpret this. But the pièce de résistance, the bit that seems to be the whole point of posting: [INDENT][/INDENT] I will never state or imply that other people are not "actually playing the game" based on, well, any personal preference or interpretation of the rules. Maybe I misunderstand. Maybe it's just a troll with a wig and lipstick. Maybe the OP means exactly what I think and I just couldn't disagree more. There is no one true way. *[I] I really, really don't care what the book says on this, nor do I want to argue about it. For me, if what they are doing is clear it's fine. Other people find a different approach works for them. 🤷‍♂️[/I] [/QUOTE]

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