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<blockquote data-quote="RFisher" data-source="post: 4592628" data-attributes="member: 3608">What drew you to roleplaying, rather than watching the endeavours of characters created by other people (on TV series for example)?&nbsp;I enjoy both.&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?)It’s hard for me to pick favorites. I love exploration and puzzle solving and problem solving. I love the way having a human judge makes the possibilities endless. I love using it as an excuse to hang out with friends.&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;I don’t think about it as a story until I’m telling it. I feel the same attachment to a story about a game as I do to a story of anything else I’ve done in my life.&nbsp;DMs: How do you feel about the writing of original plots for DnD? And what drew you to DMing specifically?I don’t worry about originality. The backstories I write as DM don’t need to be good or original. It’s just a game. Heck, I think cliché can often serve the game well.Besides, if I did fancy myself an author, I would think it would be a waste of time trying to come up with an original plot. I don’t think there are many left that haven’t been discovered. What I usually enjoy in stories I read/watch is not the plot but the execution.I DM because people ask me to. Because the other DMs deserve a chance to play PCs. Because I like being surprised by the players. Because it’s fun to create.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="RFisher, post: 4592628, member: 3608"] [B]What drew you to roleplaying, rather than watching the endeavours of characters created by other people (on TV series for example)?[/B] I enjoy both. [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] It’s hard for me to pick favorites. I love exploration and puzzle solving and problem solving. I love the way having a human judge makes the possibilities endless. I love using it as an excuse to hang out with friends. [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] I don’t think about it as a story until I’m telling it. I feel the same attachment to a story about a game as I do to a story of anything else I’ve done in my life. [B]DMs: How do you feel about the writing of original plots for DnD? And what drew you to DMing specifically?[/B] I don’t worry about originality. The backstories I write as DM don’t need to be good or original. It’s just a game. Heck, I think cliché can often serve the game well. Besides, if I did fancy myself an author, I would think it would be a waste of time trying to come up with an original plot. I don’t think there are many left that haven’t been discovered. What I usually enjoy in stories I read/watch is not the plot but the execution. I DM because people ask me to. Because the other DMs deserve a chance to play PCs. Because I like being surprised by the players. Because it’s fun to create. [/QUOTE]

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