A certain amount of histrionics is doubtless a necessary price for authentic role-playing, and within limits it should probably not be discouraged.
Quotes about Role-playing games
The whole concept of role-playing puts the “play” firmly back into “playing a game.”
This is a very seductive approach; it is much easier to envision oneself as a real person in some other world than it is to believe that one is all of the German eastern front commanders.
Dollar for dollar, a roleplaying game is very nearly the most efficient entertainment you can buy.
Dungeons & Dragons was like that. Forget that half the kids in school probably went around slaying dragons and stashing loot on their PlayStations or iPads. It’s different when you actually have to roll the dice.