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<blockquote data-quote="innerdude" data-source="post: 8488824" data-attributes="member: 85870">Well obviously the big tension between RPG play and performance is that performance largely assumes there's a script, and if you go off script, it breaks the performance.Which would beg the point, why are you playing an RPG, with its random chance and die rolls and fickle GMs and players just waiting to tear your script to pieces?If you're just looking to play and perform a character part for a while, is an RPG really the best venue?Edit: In context it brings to mind the problems I have with the Marvel cinematic universe. They are pure performance, with no character. The main characters are never really at risk, it's just an exercise to fly around in cool poses and blow stuff up.And neotrad sounds a lot like that, too, to be honest. &quot;What's the point of play?&quot;&quot;For my character to be awesome, of course! So nothing better happen that calls my character's awesomeness into question.&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="innerdude, post: 8488824, member: 85870"] Well obviously the big tension between RPG play and performance is that performance largely assumes there's a script, and if you go off script, it breaks the performance. Which would beg the point, why are you playing an RPG, with its random chance and die rolls and fickle GMs and players just waiting to tear your script to pieces? If you're just looking to play and perform a character part for a while, is an RPG really the best venue? Edit: In context it brings to mind the problems I have with the Marvel cinematic universe. They are pure performance, with no character. The main characters are never really at risk, it's just an exercise to fly around in cool poses and blow stuff up. And neotrad sounds a lot like that, too, to be honest. "What's the point of play?" "For my character to be awesome, of course! So nothing better happen that calls my character's awesomeness into question." [/QUOTE]

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