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Re: Role-Playing Dying Out?

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From: ajm... Andrew Morrissey
Date: Wed, 04 Jan 1995 05:56
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th...@wam.umd.edu (Tim Hoelscher) writes:

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>Is the art of character generation and REAL role playing dying out?
>Or has advancing technology actually limited role playing to choosing
>actions for a character we can't, won't, or don't identify with?

>Opinions, anyone?

You're right there. I bet you loved the old Pools of Darkness ect..
games.  Yep, they were pretty cool.
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From: ajm...@giaec.cc.monash.edu.au (Andrew Morrissey)
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Date: 4 Jan 95 05:56:07 GMT
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