While you personally may build your role in subtitles-style, it should not be enforced in events like the Role Contest.

Why not? An updated role keeps us informed about how a character has reacted to their life, what they consider important, and the like is more useful than a role that purely explains backstory. Ideally, when I'm done reading the role, I know what to expect if I watch the character. No one knows at Hour Zero how their character will turn out at Hour 200. Even brief updates help.

If you're writing a role, you're doing it for the benefit of the Immortals. No one else but you can read it, and if you just wanted to write for yourself, you wouldn't need to add it to your character.

You may just watch the character itself (actually it is a preferred way).

Wow! Thanks for the useful advice!

You may notice that there are many more characters than Immortals. An Immortal watching you now may not have overlapped much with you, and may want to get an idea of who you are. Roles are one way to queue the staff towards who is most worth watching, and can help assure that the observing Immortal has proper context with which to evaluate actions.

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