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<blockquote data-quote="Pedantic" data-source="post: 8996564" data-attributes="member: 6690965">To be fair, I don't know that I actually agree that the kind of freeform roleplay [USER=7027139]@loverdrive[/USER] is talking about is a good generalization of the form overall. That's more of an instant messenger/chatroom tradition that tends to be very focused on two (or a very small number) of participants without an overarching narrative, and tends towards one-shot or short play. I think it probably does belong in the tradition, because it has a really solid conception of inviolate characters that experience stuff coming away unchanged (except in ways they want to be changed), but it's a niche.I think Dimension 20's short anthology D&amp;D games are probably a better example of how this might exist inside a D&amp;D system. There's a lot that's going unspoken and relying on the impressive improv/storytelling skills of talented performers instead of explicit discussions before/after play (though they make it clear that a lot of stuff is discussed out of character), but as an example of setting up character arcs/planned points of change within character concepts, it's a solid demonstration.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Pedantic, post: 8996564, member: 6690965"] To be fair, I don't know that I actually agree that the kind of freeform roleplay [USER=7027139]@loverdrive[/USER] is talking about is a good generalization of the form overall. That's more of an instant messenger/chatroom tradition that tends to be very focused on two (or a very small number) of participants without an overarching narrative, and tends towards one-shot or short play. I think it probably does belong in the tradition, because it has a really solid conception of inviolate characters that experience stuff coming away unchanged (except in ways they want to be changed), but it's a niche. I think Dimension 20's short anthology D&D games are probably a better example of how this might exist inside a D&D system. There's a lot that's going unspoken and relying on the impressive improv/storytelling skills of talented performers instead of explicit discussions before/after play (though they make it clear that a lot of stuff is discussed out of character), but as an example of setting up character arcs/planned points of change within character concepts, it's a solid demonstration. [/QUOTE]

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