What do people role play about?

I think they pretend to meet at a hotel and the woman is on top and the guy shoots his load cause his wife usually lays their like a dead fish. The end.

When I was in my 20s, I had an older dominant male lover who made me wear make-up, a pink dress, pink lingerie and pink high-heeled sandals and model it by twirling around and then stripping before he fucked me.
I felt embarrassed...but also aroused.
Only did that a few times before he decided to move on to someone else.
This wasn't my typical way of dressing...I was playing a role for him.

It's a mystery.

Mythical characters going on mystical adventures exploring the products of their imaginations

No idea. I’d feel stupid doing that, especially with someone I’ve never met.

Rolling and playing in mud, because they're filthy animals

Seduction, dominance and submission, magical adventures

That's my question as well.
I get the strangest private messages from people asking me if I am into role play.
How the hell does that work online?
If they just wanted somebody to write dirty stories for them why wouldn't they ask for that?
I am baffled by this

That they don't have to pay taxes