I'm not sure how I could roleplay as myself. That'd be me sitting and pushing keys while watching... me sitting and pushing keys.

i don't role play as myself - i am myself.

swordsman: i entered martial arts at a young age - learning kendo until most of my sparring partners went national/international, and i still won most of our sparring matches. i also fought fencers at a national level, so the way of the sword came easily. it's a little frustrating that my character can't use a sword as well as i can in real life =P

armor: we wear armor, obviously. i prefer light armor on my left (dominant) and heavy armor on my right, which i use to defend against counter attacks. especially against fighting sais, escrimas, tonfas, bo staffs etc (all dual weapons essentially). so wearing a mix of armors in real life is kind of second nature, just like in the game.

alchemy: i'm a biochemist in real life with a masters in chemistry. so alchemy is kind of required. i didn't focus on poisons. . . but cure disease is something i can put in a glass vial in real life (every organic chemist in the U.S. synthesizes acetaminophen on their first day).

archery: i've never fired an ancient bow. but the modern bow (m4a1) is fired frequently and i am accurate to about 2 MOA depending on ammo/conditions.

lockpick: a hobby a few friends and i picked up in high school, 5 pin tumblers still take a while, but 3 pins and wafers are not out of my league.

magicka: this doesn't translate well into real life - unless you consider loading dragon's breath into a 12 gauge magicka. . . the effects are similar.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon%27s_Breath

my characters make the same decisions i do in real life (help the police, money to the homeless, small talk vendors for deals). i wander through the forests frequently (hiking). finding random animals and collecting their souls to put into a magical crystal which recharges - okay the last one is silly, but a lot of oblivion isn't that far off.

I use my real name, or a variety of my 'alias' names (from different forums/games), but only in name only - but I do try to get the face right.

Otherwise I create characters from other media - Aragorn, Gandalf, and Legolas from LOTR, Eragon or Roran from the Inheritance Trilogy, or if I'm feeling like time on the wiki, i'll dig up a lore person and recreate 'em.

Yea, that's me! Save the world? I can't even save a block of cheese!

LOL yea its hard to fully understand what someone is trying to bring across in a post. All I am saying is forget the problems of day to day real life and immerse yourself into the fantasy world. In that world, (for me) I can leave behind the sickness and troubles of day to day life and put myself into the role of anyone I choose. When I create the character though I keep in mind what I would want to be in that situation and what I would do. Of course it is imaginary but it gives me the chance to experience something new ^_^

Not to mention that it would lack the exitement you would expect from a RPG. Also: Why would I RP myself when I am Myself all day, every day?

Never. I don't think "playing as oneself" is roleplaying.

I always name my characters something along the lines of "Jack," or "Jacknub" due to the fact that those are both close to my real name, (Jack mainly ) and Jacknub is my xbox live gamertag and has been since my dad made it for me when I was like 9.

My game name is the same as my handle here on the forums. And I always play my character making the same choices and decisions as I would if it were actually me.

It would be hard and dull to roleplay a tiny asian man that spends most of his time with books and computers... Wait does TES even have options for asian characters?

If I truly role-played as myself then I'd either be shaking in fright or outright dead. I don't even like confronting a coworker over some silly office politics thing. If I was actually attacked by a 3-foot aggressive crab or a group of fur-clad bandits with iron weapons I'd run (and probably be caught) and then be killed. My play-as-me RP would last about 2 minutes.

I tend to name modern/futuristic characters after myself and pretend as if I am really there in the situation, but in Oblivion I name my character a fantasty name but play the game exactly how I would if it were real and I was there. I think of it as if I were really there, literally living a different life somewhere else.

How can you roleplay if you're playing yourself? The idea of roleplaying assumes you're taking on another persona.

I always roleplay in these games. Makes it a lot more fun.

Naming a toon with my RL name to RP is a bit wierd to me IMO