What ever happened to "role playing?"

[S'mon]

Psst yourself.

 

[hong]

Indeed, I'm pssting myself right now, if you know what I mean, and I think you do.

 

[diaglo]

So Doom is an RPG?

as much as any d02 game is.

diaglo "stupid videogamey version of real games" Ooi.

 

[IceBear]

We're actually arguing for a minimum necessary baseline for what could be considered a "role-playing game." I guess if your 3rd-person talking to NPCs in 1e was entirely limited to "I bluff/threaten/bribe the guard" that could fall below the line.
Presumably your PCs' motivation was money & glory (XP), so not that far frok the players' motivation?
Re third-person vs first-person, I think you can roleplay without using first-person, and in retrospect in my young days I did that a lot especially GMing NPCs I wasn't comfortable playing 'properly' (love interests, say), but I (being elitest) personally tend to regard first person rp as the best or paradigmatic form of roleplay and 3rd-person as a lesser, but still valid, approach.

S'mon, I think you like to argue just for arguing

I was teasing with my post. Everyone was saying "I Bluff the guard" is not roleplaying, and then you say "Ah ha! If you interacted with NPCs at all you were roleplaying". So I just had to tease. Anyway, I think this debate has run it's course as normal - two sides arguing and seemingly at an impass, but in reality probably closer together in opinion than the debate would have it seem

 

[S'mon]

Indeed, I'm pssting myself right now, if you know what I mean, and I think you do.

I do indeed. I think there are treatments for that these days, if you don't like leaking everywhere.

 

[hong]

I do indeed. I think there are treatments for that these days, if you don't like leaking everywhere.

What, don't you appreciate the benefit of my wisdom, as unto a shaft of gold in the dark night?

 

[S'mon]

S'mon, I think you like to argue just for arguing

*pshaw*

I do think we may be nearing the end of this one (IYKWIMAITYD).

 

[diaglo]

What, don't you appreciate the benefit of my wisdom, as unto a shaft of gold in the dark night?

S'mon got the gold mine

youse got the shaft.

 

[hong]

S'mon got the gold mine

youse got the shaft.

Now, now, D, being an elitist doesn't really suit you.


Hong "especially given your avatar" Ooi

 

[diaglo]

...doesn't really suit you.

yeah, i hat having to wear suits.

i much prefer simpler things.

diaglo "hirsute naturalist" Ooi.