role-plays
Pretends being someone
Role-plays is the plural of role-play, both noun and verb.
A role-play is an exercise where people act out scenarios—therapeutic, educational, or recreational: The training included role-plays of difficult customer interactions.
To role-play is to engage in such exercises or to act out a character, especially in gaming or sexual contexts: They role-play medieval characters online.
She role-plays as a strict teacher.
Therapy through enacted scenes
- simulationImitation of real processes
- scenariosImagined sequences of events
- counselingProfessional guidance for problems
- trainingDeveloping abilities through practice
empathy · perspective-taking · conflict resolution · communication · practice · rehearsal · social skills · assertiveness
Temporarily holding position
- scenesDivisions within acts
- improvisationSpontaneous, unplanned creation
- theaterVenue for live drama
- performanceCarrying out a task
dialogue · characters · rehearsal · scripts · ensemble · blocking · stage · expression
Fantasy tabletop roleplaying game
- campaignsOrganized efforts toward goals
- charactersPersons in a narrative
- questsPurposeful extended journeys
- game masterTabletop campaign narrator
dungeon master · storytelling · dice · fantasy · scenarios · adventures · sessions · backstory
Imaginative mental wandering
- bedroomRoom for sleeping
- costumesClothes for assuming roles
- scenariosImagined sequences of events
- partnersJoint venture participants
consent · playful · seduction · dress-up · characters · flirtation · exploration · trust
psychodrama
Therapy through enacted scenes
- simulationImitation of real processes
- scenariosImagined sequences of events
- counselingProfessional guidance for problems
training · empathy · perspective-taking · conflict resolution · communication · practice · rehearsal · social skills · assertiveness · feedback
acting
Temporarily holding position
- scenesDivisions within acts
- improvisationSpontaneous, unplanned creation
- theaterVenue for live drama
performance · dialogue · characters · rehearsal · scripts · ensemble · blocking · stage · expression · emotion
Dungeons & Dragons
Fantasy tabletop roleplaying game
- campaignsOrganized efforts toward goals
- charactersPersons in a narrative
- questsPurposeful extended journeys
game master · dungeon master · storytelling · dice · fantasy · scenarios · adventures · sessions · backstory · worldbuilding
fantasy
Imaginative mental wandering
partners · consent · playful · seduction · dress-up · characters · flirtation · exploration · trust · boundaries
- drillsdrill, drills, drilling, fire drill, earthquake drill
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