Roll-playing
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 An approach to roleplaying games that focuses excessively on numerical scores (such as those obtained by rolling dice) at the expense of character and realism. uncountable
"1996, Jean Carrières, Dream Pod 9 Inc, Heavy Gear Rulebook This method is the easiest but it lends itself to "roll-playing" instead of roleplaying since it focuses much of the players attention on dice and bookkeeping tasks."
Example
More examples"1996, Jean Carrières, Dream Pod 9 Inc, Heavy Gear Rulebook This method is the easiest but it lends itself to "roll-playing" instead of roleplaying since it focuses much of the players attention on dice and bookkeeping tasks."
Etymology
Blend of roll + role-playing.
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