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some role playing advice for D and D
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players who might not be comfortable
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speaking in character so there's two
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ways to handle conversations as your
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character there's first person role
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playing and there's third person role
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playing first person role playing is
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when you speak in the first person as
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your character I do this I say that you
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might use a voice you might fully embody
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and portray your character and a lot of
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people expect that to be how you play
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your character and that's perfectly fine
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but for a lot of players that can be
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really nerve-wracking that can make you
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very uncomfortable and that can cause
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players to shy away from role playing at
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the table I know that I struggle with it
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sometimes I am not an actor by any means
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I am very mechanics focused
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personally but that shouldn't stop you
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from having fun at the table if you're
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struggling to play in first person it is
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okay to roleplay in third person say my
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character says X my character does do
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why if you're not a silver tonged
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charmer in real life it may be very
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difficult to play those charismatic
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characters but if you're playing in
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third person that takes a lot of the
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pressure off of you as a person you can
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rely on your character's capabilities
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you can rely on what your character does
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the game doesn't expect you to perfectly
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dictate every single word that your
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character says because you are not in
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the room you are not your character as
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much as you try to embody them this is
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why characters have skills and stats
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because your characters can do things
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that you can't if your character is the
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most Charming person in the world and
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you aren't you should still be able to
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play that character no matter how much
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difficulty you might have speaking as
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them and that's when third person role
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playing really becomes valuable because
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it allows any player to play any
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character even if acting as that
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character might not necessarily suit
