J. Walton so what do you think of my speculation, I guess, in the OP that immersive play is a default mode of roleplay? Like, without anyone with more experience bringing their experience/fears/whatevers to the table, when you’re told “you play your character and the GM handles the rest,” actor stance is what happens?

I found it extra-interesting in the case of K’s play because we actually talk about this stuff. Probably most of it made little sense without some playing experience.

I’m less surprised by this being an assumption of my 14yo niece. I’m also deliberately doing some bleed-y things with her (having an older boyfriend-type NPC who might not be good for her, leveraging the father-figure role her dad’s character has on the ship). It’s wigging her out because it’s all much more intense than pushing cubes around a game board.