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<blockquote data-quote="Mark" data-source="post: 181896" data-attributes="member: 5"><p>Too bad, so sad. Blackhawks haven't been very fun to watch for quite some time. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /></p><p></p><p>I'm not sure how other people approach it from a DM perspective, but from what I've gathered from the responses it seems to be that DMs allow water to seek its own level, so to speak. Sometimes a player emerges, sometimes it's a trade off from situation to situation (based on character skills), other times still it's one player who steps up because no one else will do it.</p><p></p><p>When acting as DM and no one seemed ready to try to lead, I've tried a few different methods of bringing out the leader in whoever might seem the best person for the job. When interacting with NPCs, it seems natural to me that they would favor one type of character or one person (based on other factors like charisma) with which to converse directly. In most social situations where a group of people are being addressed by a single individual (and it isn't a formal meeting) one person is usually singled out as the focus of most of the conversation.</p><p></p><p>For instance...</p><p></p><p>The group is traveling along a road and, let's just say that, the paladin is up front in all of his regalia. Wouldn't a passer-by tend to focus on the paladin as opposed to the "stragglers in his retinue"? Might not anyone else who intrudes on the conversation warrant a sideways glance, and the paladin continue to be the focus in some such situations? Conversely, if one particular character has been the one buying rounds at the inn all night and a merchant with a problem seeking adventurers approaches the group, isn't that merchant apt to go to the "money-man"? There might be other times where someone with a locally favored holy symbol attracts the focus as "the guy who surely must be in charge" based on his affiliations.</p><p></p><p>Just some more food for thought... <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mark, post: 181896, member: 5"] Too bad, so sad. Blackhawks haven't been very fun to watch for quite some time. :( I'm not sure how other people approach it from a DM perspective, but from what I've gathered from the responses it seems to be that DMs allow water to seek its own level, so to speak. Sometimes a player emerges, sometimes it's a trade off from situation to situation (based on character skills), other times still it's one player who steps up because no one else will do it. When acting as DM and no one seemed ready to try to lead, I've tried a few different methods of bringing out the leader in whoever might seem the best person for the job. When interacting with NPCs, it seems natural to me that they would favor one type of character or one person (based on other factors like charisma) with which to converse directly. In most social situations where a group of people are being addressed by a single individual (and it isn't a formal meeting) one person is usually singled out as the focus of most of the conversation. For instance... The group is traveling along a road and, let's just say that, the paladin is up front in all of his regalia. Wouldn't a passer-by tend to focus on the paladin as opposed to the "stragglers in his retinue"? Might not anyone else who intrudes on the conversation warrant a sideways glance, and the paladin continue to be the focus in some such situations? Conversely, if one particular character has been the one buying rounds at the inn all night and a merchant with a problem seeking adventurers approaches the group, isn't that merchant apt to go to the "money-man"? There might be other times where someone with a locally favored holy symbol attracts the focus as "the guy who surely must be in charge" based on his affiliations. Just some more food for thought... :) [/QUOTE]
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