roleplaying
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Discussion
Matthew RossiJanuary 25, 2024Do you play video games for the game or the character?
I realized recently that I don’t play games as much as I use games to imagine various characters experiencing the storylines. Whether it’s World of Warcraft or Baldur’s…
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Matthew RossiDecember 23, 2022How much do you think about what your character is doing?
I spend a lot of time thinking about the quests I undertake while playing World of Warcraft, and how my character would feel and how they would…
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Matthew RossiJune 3, 2021Advice for the new player who wants to start Roleplaying in D&D
Lately I’ve been thinking about what it’s like to play as a new player, something I haven’t done in years — I started playing RPGs when…
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Matthew RossiAugust 18, 2020The many styles of roleplaying in tabletop RPGs
I run games a lot more than I get to play them, so when I do get to play, I tend to RP as hard as…
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WoW Classic
Anne StickneyAugust 26, 2019What’s so different about roleplaying in WoW Classic?
If you’re a roleplayer, chances are you’ve been doing so for years. Some of you might even have been roleplaying back in the days of vanilla,…
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Anne StickneyMarch 19, 2018Do you have stories for your characters?
I play on a roleplaying server — I’ve been playing on roleplaying servers for years. Because of this, all my characters tend to have back stories…
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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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Roleplay
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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