In the past decade, the domain of AI-powered role-playing (RP) has seen a remarkable shift. What started as fringe projects with early language models has developed into a thriving community of tools, resources, and user groups. This article investigates the present state of AI RP, from popular platforms to https://rp40514.bloggazzo.com/27562008/the-evolution-of-ai-powered-interactive-storytelling-from-ancient-myths-to-local-70b-models