roleplayer
Assumes fictional identities
A roleplayer is someone who acts out a character or persona, whether in tabletop games like Dungeons & Dragons, video games, theatrical exercises, or online scenarios.
The term spans contexts from training simulations corporate roleplayers practicing difficult conversations to fantasy gaming Our group needs another roleplayer for the campaign to sexual roleplay.
In online spaces, roleplayer often describes someone who writes collaborative fiction in character or maintains a fictional persona.
One who portrays characters
- improvUnscripted comedic performance
- sceneDramatic unit or locale
- monologueUninterrupted solo address
- method actingPerformance through lived emotion
ensemble · rehearsal · stage · dialogue · blocking · costume · character work · understudy
Tabletop RPG narrator
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
- diceMarked cubes for chance
- character sheetRecorded traits of persona
- backstoryCharacter's past narrative
party · session · worldbuilding · game master · stats · leveling · turn-based · cooperative
Assumed public identity
- characterNature, symbol, or role
- alter egoA secondary persona
- immersionState of being submerged
- empathySharing another's emotions
backstory · motivation · psychology · portrayal · embodiment · voice · mannerism · transformation
Digital user representation
- MMORPGMultiplayer internet adventure game
- character creationBuilding a playable persona
- guildProfessional mutual-aid society
- multiplayerInvolving multiple participants
in-character · emote · server · faction · questline · dialogue tree · cutscene · voice acting
Practitioner of sorcery
- questSeeking journey for something
- dragonLegendary fire-breathing reptile
- dungeonSubterranean prison chamber
- sorceryPractice of dark magic
elf · paladin · necromancer · grimoire · enchantment · artifact · goblin · wizardry
Postulated event sequence
- trainingDeveloping abilities through practice
- reenactmentStaged reproduction of events
- war gameMock military operation
- tacticalStrategically planned
drill · mock-up · exercise · emergency preparedness · flight simulator · maneuver · practice · strategy
actor
One who portrays characters
method acting · ensemble · rehearsal · stage · dialogue · blocking · costume · character work · understudy · dramaturgy
dungeon master
Tabletop RPG narrator
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
- diceMarked cubes for chance
- character sheetRecorded traits of persona
backstory · party · session · worldbuilding · game master · stats · leveling · turn-based · cooperative · lore
persona
Assumed public identity
empathy · backstory · motivation · psychology · portrayal · embodiment · voice · mannerism · transformation · inhabit
avatar
Digital user representation
- MMORPGMultiplayer internet adventure game
- character creationBuilding a playable persona
- guildProfessional mutual-aid society
multiplayer · in-character · emote · server · faction · questline · dialogue tree · cutscene · voice acting · mod
mage
Practitioner of sorcery
- questSeeking journey for something
- dragonLegendary fire-breathing reptile
- dungeonSubterranean prison chamber
sorcery · elf · paladin · necromancer · grimoire · enchantment · artifact · goblin · wizardry · familiar
scenario
Postulated event sequence
- trainingDeveloping abilities through practice
- reenactmentStaged reproduction of events
- war gameMock military operation
tactical · drill · mock-up · exercise · emergency preparedness · flight simulator · maneuver · practice · strategy · operational
- fansfan, sports fan, superfan, superfans, die-hard fan
- gamersvideo gamer, casual gamers, casuals, mobile gamer, hardcore gamers
roleplayerauthentic self
One's genuine identity
true self · themselves · straight shooter · real self · real person
roleplayerspectator
Observer at an event
true believer · observer · bystander · real deal · literalist
roleplayerstar player
Team's premier athlete
superstar · star · franchise player · MVP · all-star
- roleplaying gameCollaborative storytelling with rules