A common term used for a variety of meanings. (1) In tabletop play,
it can means play with no explicit set of rules -- where resolution
is improvised with or without dice. (2) Alternately, it can mean
play with a simple and loosely-defined set of rules such as
Fudge by Steffan O'Sullivan, or Over the Edge by
Jonathan Tweet. (3) In Australia and in other LARP communities,
this tends to mean a dramatic type of Live-Action role-playing
event which has no predicted plot. Instead, the players take a
set of predefined P Cs and simultaneously interact in a single area
with minimal GM intervention or NP Cs. Characters in a freeform
are usually motivated by pre-set goals, which can be met through
investigation, negotiation with other characters, and team-work.