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Message: <blockquote data-quote="iserith" data-source="post: 8230443" data-attributes="member: 97077">It's not my definition. But I do think it's a useful one, particularly as it shuts down arguments over who is roleplaying and who isn't. We all are, full stop. That's nice and inclusive, allowing for a diversity of approaches.Some players are going to communicate their decisions, such as to attack a goblin, by referring to their actions (as in your example) with active or descriptive roleplaying with some mechanical elements. Others will do so with active roleplaying with more fictional elements (e.g. "I move toward the goblin and attack him with my sword!"), then wait for prompting by the DM. Others will do more or less the same with descriptive roleplaying (e.g. "Ragnar moves toward the goblin and attacks him with his sword!"). Some players might decide their character doesn't move toward the goblin because they have a flaw that says they have an irrational fear of goblinoids and so they instead throw a javelin, even if that is not as effective as close-quarters with a sword in context. This can be communicated actively or descriptively and is playing in accordance with established personal characteristics (trait, ideal, bond, flaw) and could be worth Inspiration.Most people in my experience will do a combination of the above. But it's all roleplaying.</blockquote>