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<blockquote data-quote="Lord Pendragon" data-source="post: 1996465" data-attributes="member: 707">This is an interesting thread.&nbsp; Now, while I owned the good old red Basic D&amp;D boxed set way back when, I've only seriously played D&amp;D for maybe 3-4 years total, so perhaps I haven't been exposed to enough different types of gaming...But when I use the word &quot;roleplaying&quot; in regards to D&amp;D, it has always been a matter of the player assuming the role.&nbsp; Now some players will define that role in more detail than others, doing their best to create a persona through which they interact in the game world.&nbsp; Others will just be themselves in the role of a fighter, or cleric, etc.&nbsp; But in the end, there is always a strong connection between players and their characters.As that has been my experience, I can't imagine choosing an NPC over a PC.&nbsp; It'd be tantamount to choosing &quot;High Drama&quot; over my friend.&nbsp; (And poor &quot;High Drama&quot; at that, since I've never witnessed a D&amp;D game with a story or roleplaying worthy of that title.&nbsp; Fun?&nbsp; Sure.&nbsp; But not good enough for pretentiousness.)Obviously, others have different views.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Lord Pendragon, post: 1996465, member: 707"] This is an interesting thread. Now, while I owned the good old red [i]Basic D&D[/i] boxed set way back when, I've only seriously played D&D for maybe 3-4 years total, so perhaps I haven't been exposed to enough different types of gaming... But when I use the word "roleplaying" in regards to D&D, it has always been a matter of the [i]player[/i] assuming the role. Now some players will define that role in more detail than others, doing their best to create a persona through which they interact in the game world. Others will just be themselves in the role of a fighter, or cleric, etc. But in the end, there is always a strong connection between players and their characters. As that has been my experience, I can't imagine choosing an NPC over a PC. It'd be tantamount to choosing "High Drama" over my friend. (And poor "High Drama" at that, since I've never witnessed a D&D game with a story or roleplaying worthy of that title. Fun? Sure. But not good enough for pretentiousness.) Obviously, others have different views. [/QUOTE]

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