We've got a nice chunk of pen-and-paper gamers here at the Escapist-- which got me to wondering: how many of you like to get "in character" when you're playing a tabletop RPG like DnD or GURPS?

Every Friday a group of friends and I get together to play GURPS-- and I notice that we have gotten progressively more involved with our characters. For example: tonight I memorized a few Bible verses to use with my character, who is a Catholic Priest (it's a post-nuclear apocalypse type campaign). Another of my friends is roleplaying a lizard-man and hisses when he talks. And I still have my necromancer robes from the last campaign.

What about you guys?

Within DnD, Shadowrun, etc, I try to, but sometimes the voices are too hard. Sparticus was my easiest character to play because all I had to shout was, "I AM SPARTICUS!" and smash stuff.

A friend of mine has criticized for my lack of roleplaying prowess in our Dragon Warriors sessions.

Fine by me; he's one of the purists who plays Morrowind with his chracter eating three square meals and sleeping every night without fail.

I go and solve crimes.

Fire Daemon:
I go and solve crimes.

And play some Shadowrun while doing so, right?

I don't get into character. 40K is a nicer looking chess with more rules.

shatnershaman:
I don't get into character. 40K is a nicer looking chess with more rules.

Show up in space marine armor one day. That would freak people out AND be one of the coolest things ever.

Reaperman Wompa:

shatnershaman:
I don't get into character. 40K is a nicer looking chess with more rules.

Show up in space marine armor one day. That would freak people out AND be one of the coolest things ever.

I'm Imperial guard.

shatnershaman:

Reaperman Wompa:

shatnershaman:
I don't get into character. 40K is a nicer looking chess with more rules.

Show up in space marine armor one day. That would freak people out AND be one of the coolest things ever.

I'm Imperial guard.

Not as good but would still look cool.

Reaperman Wompa:

Not as good but would still look cool.

Space Marines do not kill their allies without reason. Commissars do.

shatnershaman:

Reaperman Wompa:

Not as good but would still look cool.

Space Marines do not kill their allies without reason. Commissars do.

Walk into Games Workshop with a chainsword... I would pay to see the look on peoples faces as you walked there/arrived.

Reaperman Wompa:

Walk into Games Workshop with a chainsword... I would pay to see the look on peoples faces as you walked there/arrived.

Yea... if anything I would walk in with a MJOLNIR armour and a Energy Sword.

Reaperman Wompa:

shatnershaman:
I don't get into character. 40K is a nicer looking chess with more rules.

Show up in space marine armor one day. That would freak people out AND be one of the coolest things ever.

No, no, come as a Tyranid. They'll shit themselves sideways.

Copter400:

Reaperman Wompa:

shatnershaman:
I don't get into character. 40K is a nicer looking chess with more rules.

Show up in space marine armor one day. That would freak people out AND be one of the coolest things ever.

No, no, come as a Tyranid. They'll shit themselves sideways.

I would show up an hour early with a lawn chair and popcorn just to see that, specially if a few people on the way there freaked out when they saw the costume.
Would absolutely love to see that.

I don't role play in the traditional sense, but I's acted in a few things. The way I got into character was by constantly talking to myself in the guise of my character for a few days before hand. I was arrested for no good reason when I played 'John the Rapist' a few years back.

Ok, if we're going to start naming WH40K, then I get into character... Dark Eldar.
I cackle, taunt and make sick fantisies to scare people while I play. I always try and explain to them, what happens to people that die. They don't actually. They're just in too much pain to fight. Too much pain to struggle as we escort them back to our home world. Too much pain to scream as we remoce the flesh from their bones!! Bwahahahaha!

generally, no.

however, my characters are definately more then just a paper with some numbers on them to me. I'm big on their stories, but I'm just fine with keeping a metagame distinction between myself and my character.

when discussing my characters I can get quite enthusiastic, often miming actions my character has done, but during the games, I'm usually using my head too much to keep a mask on it.

PurpleRain:
Ok, if we're going to start naming WH40K, then I get into character... Dark Eldar.
I cackle, taunt and make sick fantisies to scare people while I play. I always try and explain to them, what happens to people that die. They don't actually. They're just in too much pain to fight. Too much pain to struggle as we escort them back to our home world. Too much pain to scream as we remoce the flesh from their bones!! Bwahahahaha!

For such evil xenos you would think they wouldn't run away so much.

Didn't know the Warhammer games qualified as tabletop RPGs. Maybe tabletop TBS, but whatever.

In D&D and Exalted I try to get in character (though a bit hard with my current group.) Oddly enough I seem to give them a variety of European accents.

Danzorz:
I can act like an angry jewish mum.

life skill that is, almost as useful as picking locks but much harder.

DeadlyYellow:
Didn't know the Warhammer games qualified as tabletop RPGs. Maybe tabletop TBS, but whatever.

In D&D and Exalted I try to get in character (though a bit hard with my current group.) Oddly enough I seem to give them a variety of European accents.

War strategy games were what D&D came out of.

Sorry, but I'm stuck with a bunch of munchkins and loonies... gah, it doesn't help that I myself share traits with the aforementioned, though I have been told I lean towards being a roleplayer. I don't get in character, but I do tend to mimic out certain actions, like 'straightening out my tie' (now it's a running gag). Though, not to the extent of dressing up (well, I did where a nice tie instead of the standard school issue once).

PurpleRain:
Ok, if we're going to start naming WH40K, then I get into character... Dark Eldar.
I cackle, taunt and make sick fantisies to scare people while I play. I always try and explain to them, what happens to people that die. They don't actually. They're just in too much pain to fight. Too much pain to struggle as we escort them back to our home world. Too much pain to scream as we remoce the flesh from their bones!! Bwahahahaha!

Ever since Dawn of War came out I find myself talking like a dreadnought much more often, even when Warhammer isn't involved. Saying Purge the Unclean gets quite a few odd looks and the attention of the feds.

Skaven are fun to mimic. You need to get the convulsive faces just right when you blow yourself up or your not a skaven player.