role-play

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In the group Core mechanic.

Idea from Dhruv Jani.

You speak and act as a character instead of as yourself, and decide what that character would do. Tabletop role-playing games and live-action role-play (LARP) are built on this.

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role-play + roll and move drafted not checked yet
Players move around the board as characters, and each space asks them to act out what their character does there.
role-play + drafting drafted not checked yet
Players pick cards that add to their character, such as a skill, a secret or a belonging.
role-play + bidding drafted not checked yet
Characters bid for what they want, and players speak as their character while bidding.
role-play + push your luck drafted not checked yet
Characters take risks, and players decide in character whether to press on or stop.
role-play + area control drafted not checked yet
Characters claim places on the map and speak for why they hold them.
role-play + worker placement drafted not checked yet
Each worker is sent as the character would send them, with a reason said aloud.
role-play + pattern building drafted not checked yet
Characters build something together or apart, and say what each piece means to them.
role-play + hand management drafted not checked yet
The cards in hand are what the character knows or can do, and players choose when to reveal them in a scene.
role-play + trick-taking drafted not checked yet
Each trick is a contest between characters, and players say what their character does with each card.
role-play + negotiation drafted not checked yet
Characters make deals with each other, speaking as they would.
role-play + set collection drafted not checked yet
Characters gather things that matter to their story, such as letters, keys or memories.
role-play + tile placement drafted not checked yet
Each tile is a place the characters reach, and players act out what happens there.
role-play + call and response drafted not checked yet
Characters answer each other line by line, building a scene together.
role-play + playing in silence drafted not checked yet
Players act their characters without words, using gestures and moves only.
role-play + change the rules drafted not checked yet
Characters can change the rules of their world, such as a king making a new law.
role-play + dexterity drafted not checked yet
Characters act through physical feats, such as balancing a tower to cross a bridge.
role-play + drawing the map drafted not checked yet
Characters draw the places they travel to, so the map is their story.
role-play + race to finish drafted not checked yet
Characters race to reach a place or a goal first, acting out the journey.
role-play + most points drafted not checked yet
Characters earn points for actions in their story.
role-play + last standing drafted not checked yet
Characters are removed from the story one by one until one remains.
role-play + cooperative survival drafted not checked yet
Characters work together to survive something, such as a storm or a siege.
role-play + shared objective drafted not checked yet
Characters pursue one goal together, each in their own way.
role-play + hidden personal goal drafted not checked yet
Each character has a secret want that they pursue in scenes.
role-play + narrative completion drafted not checked yet
The game ends when the characters' story reaches its end.
role-play + no objective drafted not checked yet
Players act out characters with no winner, and stop when the story feels done.
role-play + set your own goal drafted not checked yet
Each player decides what their character wants and whether they got it.
role-play + one loser drafted not checked yet
Characters play until one of them falls, and the others carry on.
role-play + keep the game going drafted not checked yet
Characters' stories carry on from session to session, with no ending planned.
role-play + cannot be won drafted not checked yet
Characters face something they cannot beat, and the story is how they meet it.
role-play + solo in parallel drafted not checked yet
Each player acts out their own character's story beside the others.
role-play + direct confrontation drafted not checked yet
Characters clash with each other directly in scenes.
role-play + indirect via board drafted not checked yet
Characters affect each other through the world rather than by meeting.
role-play + fully cooperative drafted not checked yet
All characters are on one side against the world.
role-play + semi-cooperative drafted not checked yet
Characters work together but each has a private reason that can pull them apart.
role-play + team vs team drafted not checked yet
Two groups of characters face each other.
role-play + traitor drafted not checked yet
One character secretly works against the others.
role-play + playing by letter drafted not checked yet
Characters write letters to each other, in character, over weeks.
role-play + absent player drafted not checked yet
One character is played by nobody, and others speak of them or for them.
role-play + game master drafted not checked yet
One player runs the world and plays everyone the characters meet, as in tabletop role-playing games.
role-play + public game drafted not checked yet
Characters are played in a public place, and passers-by may join or watch.
role-play + mostly chance drafted not checked yet
Dice decide whether characters succeed, and players act out the result.
role-play + chance with mitigation drafted not checked yet
Dice decide, but characters can use what they know to soften a roll.
role-play + skill with luck drafted not checked yet
Players' choices decide most outcomes, with a little luck for surprise.
role-play + mostly skill drafted not checked yet
Outcomes come from what players choose and say, with no dice.
role-play + chance read as a sign drafted not checked yet
A thrown sign is read as an omen for the characters, and players act on it.
role-play + attunement drafted not checked yet
Players act together by sensing where the others are taking the scene.
role-play + dice tell the story drafted not checked yet
Rolls on tables decide what characters meet, and players act out the result.
role-play + full information drafted not checked yet
Every character's thoughts and goals are known to all.
role-play + hidden hands drafted not checked yet
Characters hold secrets in hand, revealed when the scene calls for it.
role-play + hidden identity drafted not checked yet
Some characters are not who they say they are.
role-play + deduction drafted not checked yet
Characters gather clues and work out a mystery together.
role-play + bluffing drafted not checked yet
Characters lie to each other, and players decide whom to believe.
role-play + rules you discover drafted not checked yet
Characters learn the hidden laws of their world by breaking them.
role-play + one knows, cannot say drafted not checked yet
One character knows the truth but can only hint at it.
role-play + map revealed as you go drafted not checked yet
Characters explore a hidden world, and each new place sets a new scene.
role-play + model a system drafted not checked yet
Characters live inside a model of a real system, such as a town's water supply.
role-play + stakeholder roles drafted not checked yet
Each player acts a real role, such as a farmer or an official, in a real situation.
role-play + shared resource drafted not checked yet
Characters share one limited thing and argue in character about who takes what.
role-play + delayed effects drafted not checked yet
What characters do now comes back later in the story.
role-play + try a rule drafted not checked yet
Characters live under a new rule, and players act out how it changes their lives.
role-play + debrief drafted not checked yet
After playing characters, players step out and talk about what happened and why.
role-play + irreversible change drafted not checked yet
What characters do changes the world permanently, for every later session.
role-play + real-time span drafted not checked yet
Characters live a day in the story for each real day, so the game runs over weeks.
role-play + rules make an argument drafted not checked yet
The rules for what characters can do say something about the world they live in.
role-play + stakes outside the game drafted not checked yet
What happens to a character can affect the player, such as feelings that carry into real life.
role-play + points stand for values drafted not checked yet
Characters earn points for things like kindness, and players notice when they chase points instead.
role-play + rehearse a future drafted not checked yet
Characters live in a world that does not exist yet, and players try out how it feels.
take turns + role-play drafted not checked yet
Characters speak and act one after another, like scenes in a play.
everyone at once + role-play drafted not checked yet
Everyone acts in character at the same time, like a crowd scene.
no turns + role-play drafted not checked yet
Characters act and speak whenever they like, as in live role-play.
timed turns + role-play drafted not checked yet
Characters have to act or speak before the time runs out.
sedated + role-play drafted not checked yet
Characters act slowly, with time to inhabit each moment.
accelerated + role-play drafted not checked yet
Scenes speed up towards a climax.
excited · role-play drafted not checked yet
role-play neither supports nor works against the feeling excited.
clever · role-play drafted not checked yet
role-play neither supports nor works against the feeling clever.
silly · role-play drafted not checked yet
role-play supports the feeling silly.
tense · role-play drafted not checked yet
role-play neither supports nor works against the feeling tense.
together · role-play drafted not checked yet
role-play neither supports nor works against the feeling together.
sneaky · role-play drafted not checked yet
role-play neither supports nor works against the feeling sneaky.
lucky · role-play drafted not checked yet
role-play neither supports nor works against the feeling lucky.
in charge · role-play drafted not checked yet
role-play neither supports nor works against the feeling in charge.
surprised · role-play drafted not checked yet
role-play neither supports nor works against the feeling surprised.
thoughtful · role-play drafted not checked yet
role-play neither supports nor works against the feeling thoughtful.
fast · role-play drafted not checked yet
role-play works against the feeling fast.
unfair in a fun way · role-play drafted not checked yet
role-play neither supports nor works against the feeling unfair in a fun way.
careful · role-play drafted not checked yet
role-play neither supports nor works against the feeling careful.
daring · role-play drafted not checked yet
role-play supports the feeling daring.
friendly · role-play drafted not checked yet
role-play neither supports nor works against the feeling friendly.