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'''Category: Role-playing''' — this [[Special:Categories|category]] here on WikiIndex contains wiki sites about, or referring to 'role-playing', an {{tag|activity}} where the 'player' assumes (plays) the role of another personality / character and / or in some theoretical situation. It is similar to acting (on stage or in film), but unlike predetermined course of action and behaviour, {{Wp|role-playing}} develops a character being played and outcomes of situations played through in potentially any direction and is up to the player, not a director or script writer. | '''Category: Role-playing''' — this [[Special:Categories|category]] here on WikiIndex contains wiki sites about, or referring to 'role-playing', an {{tag|activity}} where the 'player' assumes (plays) the role of another personality / character and / or in some theoretical situation. It is similar to acting (on stage or in film), but unlike predetermined course of action and behaviour, {{Wp|role-playing}} develops a character being played and outcomes of situations played through in potentially any direction and is up to the player, not a director or script writer. | ||
It can be viewed as some kind of world {{tag|simulation}} (existing or | It can be viewed as some kind of world {{tag|simulation}} (existing or {{Cambridge-Dictionary|fantasy}}), where the players are supposed to stay 'in character', i.e., make decisions rationalised from the point of view (limited knowledge) of the character assumed, not oneself in real-life. | ||
There are many {{tag|games}} dealing with this theme, either as board / classical face-2-face social games, or as {{tag|Video games|computer games}} (both single- and multi-player, see {{related|MMORPG}}). | There are many {{tag|games}} dealing with this theme, either as board / classical face-2-face social games, or as {{tag|Video games|computer games}} (both single- and multi-player, see {{related|MMORPG}}). | ||