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Mike Noren wrote:
> Yeah. Munchkins, unite!
> 
> Neverwinter Nights is a faithful reenactment of any PnP AD&D session
> I've ever played. Not that that is how it must be, or should be, but
> it's what the players want. It seems one only need one Munchkin player
> who's memorized the rule book for any session to degrade into Diablo.

I suspect it has more to do with the DM's ability to divide his time into 
"quality roleplaying" sessions with each individual (that wants one). The more 
players, the less likely to happen. I suppose in a perfect world we'd all be in 
character all the time and all interacting together. Never seen it happen in 
groups of more than two players and a DM, though.

> Except when I'm DM'ing of course, but then the AD&D rules then have
> very very little to do with what actually happens in-game.

I like 3E. But I find I'm enjoying each session less and less - is it old age 
slowly creeping up on me, or what? I think it's a lack of "quality roleplaying", 
most likely - when one combat takes all four hours of the session because of the 
tactical rules, and the adventure consists of multiple combats strung together 
with a thin veneer of story... *shrug*

> According to that definition both Tekken3 and Tiger Woods 99 PGA Tour
> Golf  are rpg's... 

OK, I guess we have to add the usual constraints of a PnP roleplaying game.

> If you asked me, I'd say it's not roleplaying until
> you adjust your actions to the persona you're playing.

I'd say if the persona dictates what you do, it's acting. If you dictate what the 
persona does, it's roleplaying. (I take it for granted that when you choose a 
role, you personally define its constraints and attempt to stick to them, but 
exceptions always abound).

I'm probably not conveying what I want to convey, as usual.

imp

>:)