roleplaying vs playing

roleplaying and playing both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
roleplaying	Yes	No	No	No
playing	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, playing is a hypernym of roleplaying; that is, playing is a word with a broader meaning than roleplaying:

Other hypernyms of roleplaying include acting, performing, playacting.

roleplaying (noun)	playing (noun)
acting a particular role (as in psychotherapy)	the action of taking part in a game or sport or other recreation
	the act of playing a musical instrument
	the performance of a part or role in a drama