RP beyond stories

[ProwlerPC]

We went from using pen, paper and dice as a mechanic for playing out our RP stories to using digital simulations as a mechanic for playing out our RP stories. I'd say we've expanded our horizons already. I used to play pen and paper DnD. Writing a story on pen and paper does not equal RP. Same with these forums, writing a story does not equal RP. Going in-game to act out your story under the guise of a personality you are taking the Role as is what RP is (or in the sake of pen and paper; gathering people at the dinner table and having a session about the story you wrote). These stories are a great tool for facilitating RP as they are cue cards that help the person who is going to play the role of one of the characters in the story and gives guidelines to how that character's personality should be role played as. Discovery FL is filled with these cue cards, both in-game and on the forums. These guidelines in the form of much written creativity give us a clear idea of the how to role play for the various groups sprinkled about the Freelancer Game. It should really not come as a surprise when a Liberty Rogue makes extortion demands from a a trader and shoot the trader down for not complying, the Liberty Rogue is playing his role. If we are to expand the horizons of a subject then we need to first get the majority to acknowledge what the subject is which means we need to break away from accusing others of lack of RP because they were destroyed in PvP combat when a simple glance through all the stories and such make a clear indication that he's doing what he's supposed to be doing.

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