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Roleplay
Anne StickneySeptember 6, 2017Role Play: Accents and other quirks in roleplay
World of Warcraft has a wide variety of playable races to choose from. Each race comes with its own quirks — and in some cases, its…
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Anne StickneyAugust 30, 2017Role Play: Roleplaying a member of the Army of the Light
Patch 7.3 has arrived, and with it a new faction — the Grand Army of the Light. While we’ve seen evidence of the Army on Azeroth,…
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Anne StickneyAugust 23, 2017Role Play: Are you sabotaging your roleplay?
You might be new to roleplaying, with a brand-new character looking for interaction. Or you might be a roleplayer who’s been around for years, whose character…
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Anne StickneyAugust 16, 2017Role Play: Plot points for roleplayers headed into patch 7.3
Argus is clearly visible in the sky for all players now. We just had a new 7.3 related scenario drop yesterday. All signs are pointing to…
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Anne StickneyAugust 9, 2017Role Play: Dealing with expansion lulls
Roleplaying is a different kind of animal in World of Warcraft. It’s not like PVP or PVE — Blizzard isn’t creating the content for you, you’re…
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Anne StickneyAugust 2, 2017Role Play: The logistics of length in roleplay
A large portion of roleplaying comes from the creation of a compelling character. You want to make a well-rounded character with an interesting background, for any…
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Anne StickneyJuly 26, 2017Role Play: Roleplaying the extraordinary
As I said when I started this column, you can roleplay whatever you want. But when you leap out of the realm of ordinary roleplay, you’ve…
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Anne StickneyJuly 19, 2017Role Play: Roleplaying the ordinary
In World of Warcraft, and Legion in particular, the story is all about fantasy and heroic deeds. Every expansion, our characters prepare to deal with whatever…
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Anne StickneyJuly 12, 2017Role Play: Showing vs. telling in roleplay
Sure, a good story is meant to be shared -- but how do you effectively tell that story in your roleplay, without giving everything away?
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Anne StickneyJuly 5, 2017Role Play: What makes a “good” roleplay interaction?
There is no "right" way to roleplay. Whatever method you're comfortable with is the one that's right for you. There are, however, ways to insure your…
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