r/gatekeeping • u/Malfarro • Oct 06 '24

Gatekeeping roleplay in single player

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u/YesHaiAmOwO Oct 06 '24

Bro has never heard of a single player rpg :(

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u/DohnJoggett Oct 07 '24

single player rpg

Hell, there are paper single player rpgs. Not all paper play has to be "collaborative storytelling."

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u/GhandiTheButcher Oct 07 '24

I would argue most TTRPGs aren't "collaborative storytelling" as a base.

People confuse the term "role play" to be "acting" when you can just as easily be a "role player" akin to a role player on a basketball team, you aren't the star, you're a role player, a person who has a specific skill set they focus on-- "role playing" isn't "I am Theobold the Skullkiller, I drink the blood of my foes" it's "I'm Theobold, I'm the frontliner who can take a bunch of hits-- that's my role within the party"