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Message: <blockquote data-quote="timbannock" data-source="post: 4848251" data-attributes="member: 17913">I think you have two options:1. Concentrate on something other than investigation that requires talking to NPCs.  I.e., make all the clues show up in ancient tomes, odd puzzles, Magic Mouth spells, and the like.  Use skill challenges to get that info (if you're playing 4e), or play survival horror-type games where the badguys are mindless or unable to be communicated with, and it's more about resource managment, staying alive, and fleeing or fighting.  Create a zombie apocalypse in the world, and just see what the Players come up with in order to get themselves out of the hordes of undead.2. Give clearer and bigger rewards for the stuff you feel they SHOULD be doing more of.  If you play 4e, give them Quests that clearly state who they need to keep alive and talk to, or where the info they seek might be...but not how to get to that person or that info.  If you don't play 4e, just start (preferably subtly and without the Players ever really knowing) undercut the rewards for hack-and-slash and pile on the ad-hoc rewards for the actions you'd rather they take.  Want them to use diplomacy and roleplaying more?  Stop the whole session the second they do so and say "Good job!!  You get a +1,000 XP kicker for diplomacy use!  What a great idea you had!"  Make it sound like it was their idea, and that they totally wow'd you by doing that.In addition, read the PARANOIA XP rulebook.  Talks all about how you can train your players to do what you want, while making them believe they're doing what they want.If you have some more specific situations, I'd be happy to comment on them.</blockquote>

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