out-of-character
Not like them
Out-of-character describes behavior inconsistent with how someone usually acts or how a fictional persona would behave: It was out-of-character for her to snap like that.
In gaming and roleplay contexts, out-of-character (often abbreviated OOC) refers to communication as yourself rather than your character: Let's discuss this out-of-character for a minute.
Unintentional onstage laughter
- flubbingMaking careless errors
- blooperEmbarrassing recorded mistake
- outtakeRemoved recording segment
- ad-libUnscripted speech or remark
improvisation · rehearsal · method · discipline · professionalism · stage · camera · director
Coming apart suddenly
- immersionState of being submerged
- fourth-wallConceptual stage boundary
- metagamingExploiting out-of-world awareness
- playerGame participant
actor · persona · dropping · slipping · OOC · tabletop · LARP · improv
Not often encountered
- atypicalNot conforming to type
- unexpectedNot anticipated beforehand
- surprisingCausing mild shock
- aberrantDeparting from what's typical
inconsistent · unrecognizable · strange · off · different · peculiar · odd · anomalous
corpsing
Unintentional onstage laughter
ad-lib · improvisation · rehearsal · method · discipline · professionalism · stage · camera · director · scene
breaking
Coming apart suddenly
- immersionState of being submerged
- fourth-wallConceptual stage boundary
- metagamingExploiting out-of-world awareness
player · actor · persona · dropping · slipping · OOC · tabletop · LARP · improv · aside
unusual
Not often encountered
- atypicalNot conforming to type
- unexpectedNot anticipated beforehand
- surprisingCausing mild shock
aberrant · inconsistent · unrecognizable · strange · off · different · peculiar · odd · anomalous · untypical
- LARPgarb, NPC, NPCs, foam sword, foam swords
out-of-characterin-character
Maintaining a persona
characteristic · typical · in character · consistent · true to form
character, characters, characteristic, characteristics, characteristically, characterize, characterized, characterization, characterless