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<blockquote data-quote="Webby140" data-source="post: 4590305" data-attributes="member: 81113">Hey - I'm a drama student, and roleplayer/DM/gamer, and I'm currently writing my big research paper for my final year. I'm looking at the differences between narratives when an 'audience member' is merely watching the story, and when they're actually taking part.&nbsp;I'm getting research together right now, and so I'd like to ask some questions. Please feel free to answer as much or as little as possible, but bear in mind that I may quote, giving username and the address of the site as reference. Thanks in advance:&nbsp;What drew you to roleplaying, rather than watching the endeavours of characters created by other people (on TV series for example)?&nbsp;&nbsp;What aspect of roleplaying do you enjoy the most? (Escapism? Creating an original character? Being able to tell a collective story? Doing things you're unable to IRL?)&nbsp;&nbsp;How do you feel about the stories that are created through playing? Do you feel a stronger connection to them, or less? Do you feel you're part of its telling, or just an audience member to the DM?&nbsp;&nbsp;DMs: How do you feel about the writing of original plots for DnD? And what drew you to DMing specifically?&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Thanks!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Webby140, post: 4590305, member: 81113"] Hey - I'm a drama student, and roleplayer/DM/gamer, and I'm currently writing my big research paper for my final year. I'm looking at the differences between narratives when an 'audience member' is merely watching the story, and when they're actually taking part. I'm getting research together right now, and so I'd like to ask some questions. Please feel free to answer as much or as little as possible, but bear in mind that I may quote, giving username and the address of the site as reference. Thanks in advance: [B]What drew you to roleplaying, rather than watching the endeavours of characters created by other people (on TV series for example)?[/B] [B]What aspect of roleplaying do you enjoy the most? (Escapism? Creating an original character? Being able to tell a collective story? Doing things you're unable to IRL?)[/B] [B]How do you feel about the stories that are created through playing? Do you feel a stronger connection to them, or less? Do you feel you're part of its telling, or just an audience member to the DM?[/B] [B]DMs: How do you feel about the writing of original plots for DnD? And what drew you to DMing specifically?[/B] Thanks! [/QUOTE]

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