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Message: <blockquote data-quote="DMauricio" data-source="post: 1048571" data-attributes="member: 12422">(Appologies to Eric's Grandmother if some of the language I use is a little harsh... but I feel what one can get away with as polite language differs here in Australia to elsewhere in the world.)From your statement, it sounds like your problem stems from your own perceptions of tabletop role-playing (or even Live action)Now I'm not going to analyse that any further than relating the following opinion... (and I'm not going to say its a bad thing, we each have our own styles none of which are right)I think the secret to good gaming  (be it D&D or what not) has to be about enjoying the hobby in a style that is comfortable with your own sensibilities. (be that Live Action, sitting around the kitchen table, or even online gaming)  You shouldn't feel foolish, nor embarassed about playing D&D, or wargaming or what ever other hobby floats your boat. (Provided its all in good fun)Personally, I've never really been hooked on Live Action (in the vein of Minds Eye Theatre, and Living Greyhawk) as I'm less attracted to that style of play.   I don't necessarily think that the people who do Live Action are foolish or shoule feel all that embarassed... but rather, that their preferences dictate the style of gaming they chose. And while I can cope quite well with Live Action gaming, I'd rather sit down somewhere with a bunch of friends and occasionally socialise whilst mid game (or occasionally game whilst mid socialising, depending on the day)Then again, I'm not overtly fond of Online gaming or PBEM or even PBM. I can fathom the concept, I can accept its a viable method of gaming, but again, the style doesn't appeal to my sensibilities.(mostly cause I miss the face to face approach)Gaming for me is a means to socialise... where my friends and I can either sit around a table or lounge around a room.  In as much as we do encourage playing in character, we're not going to belittle or berate players for not sticking to character all the time (well we'll generally make some remark, but its all in good fun)Hell, we do voices, we do accents, sometimes we even pantomime actions (simply to convey meaning).  We do game in a way that we find comfortable.  Some people in our group can't help but stick to a third person perspective, others speak in first person whilst in character... at the end of the day, as long as we are comfortable with the situation and we've all had fun, the session hasn't been wasted.HTH.Dom</blockquote>

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