I'm not a big role-playing fan I'm afraid. My last boss expected us to role-play in meetings to enhance our team spirit, or some such guff like that!
I like them too because players assume the roles of characters in a fictional setting.
So its kind of like putting on a play then?
Yes, simply put Players take responsibility for acting out these roles within a narrative through a process of structured decision-making or character development
Does role-playing typically have a script or is it ad lib? I've never watched a role-playing game.
yes they have. It would interest you to know that there is more than one form of RPG
What are some of the other forms? I'm quite intrigued!
the tabletop role-playing game (TRPG), is conducted through discussion, whereas in live action role-playing (LARP), players physically perform their characters' actions. In both of these forms, an arranger called a game master (GM) usually decides on the rules and setting to be used, while acting as the referee; each of the other players takes on the role of a single character.
Several varieties of RPG also exist in electronic media, such as multiplayer text-based Multi-User
Derrek Lee", Fuld said. "They're great players. But to meet them and actually play with them and contribute and help them win is kind of a surreal experience. It doesn't seem too long ago that I was going to Fenway (Park in Boston) and idolizing these guys. I feel like a fan at times. I have to remind myself I'm a player."
That month he was "forced" to sing Stanford's fight song on the team bus, as part of his