The Roles We Play

A Costume for any Role! 9000 hours in mspaint
Roleplaying is part of the fun for me while playing a video game, it adds another level of story to my character that might have never existed. When I played World of Warcraft I gave my Undead Warlock a persona, this persona made the game seem more fun while questing because now I could make a story about why the Warlock was collecting 10 bear asses instead of razing the enemy faction.

because the bears in the area were starting to trouble our troops!

(Image from WoWhead)

As I moved towards other games the story creation for characters kept coming back to me and now I want to see how the game and my gameplay are affected as I play with this 'Roleplay' mindset. How would the game treat me as I play with a specific goal and story for my playable character? What type of results will I uncover from the different play style? This experiment might allow me to see an aspect of the game that I never would have seen if I had played regularly and could spark some unique conversations with teammates when I chat with them.

Don't worry, I won't be a deadweight member of the team but I will be playing within my set parameters.

What do you think about my endeavor? Is it a poor attempt at trying to add another layer to gaming? Maybe setting limits to play a specific way is silly? I don't know, tell me what you think!

Happy Gaming.