Best Of

@Tikki is a sweetheart. That is all.

Kaikazu said:

Kethaera said:

PK is roleplay.

You've just challenged assumptions I've held since I started playing nearly 16 years ago. Man, I love moments like that.

Until today, I'd just held this solid conception that roleplay meant... basically... talking, emoting, diplomacy, y'know, narrative stuff specifically between players.

Still, I'm not sure what to think about this. If PK is roleplay, then surely just about everything in Lusternia is roleplay that isn't explicitly OOC? Before today I'd never have considered stocking shops or coming up with designs as "roleplay", but if you can justify PK as roleplay (because you're, y'know, playing a role), those things make sense too.

This is absolutely all roleplay. I'd argue that any time you do something in game that is IC and justifiably driven by who your character is, you're roleplaying. To focus on the PK thing - conflict and drama are essential parts of RP. YMMV but for me, emotions are a huge part of what makes roleplay interesting. And that necessitates a level of conflict, whether a quarrel with a loved one, arguments over guild philosophy, or putting your life on the line to defend something you care about. But similarly. Your character might be proud of their shop that they're running so they need to keep it well stocked. They are a highly talented tailor, so they spend a lot of time drawing up designs. All these things are aspects of roleplay, because they're all about how you play your character.