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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Obryn" data-source="post: 4897611" data-attributes="member: 11821">A good first step if you want to be seen as something other than an edition warrior in lexicographer's clothing might be to stop abducting & redefining common terms.  As an example, the Buffy RPG allows players some plot control among more traditional elements.  It's a role-playing game, though - pretty clearly, IMO.  Under a different taxonomic structure, it might not be, and that's unacceptable if you're taking a utilitarian approach to this question.So why not start there?  Use a common definition of roleplaying games, familiar to hobbyists, and avoid the ickiness and inevitable conflicts associated with trying to tell someone playing a roleplaying game that they're really not because you know better.  Re-define the term for the game you yourself are playing, and leave "role-playing game" as the umbrella term it is today.Heck, if you're looking for utility, how does it help to re-define an existing and common term in a non-traditional way?-O</blockquote>