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Message: <blockquote data-quote="pontinyc" data-source="post: 6855079" data-attributes="member: 6749050">Hi All,Looking for some advice. Hopefully this poor horse hasn't been flogged too much already.  Will try to make this short.  I'm running a converted Rise of the Runelords campaign in which I and three of the four players are professional actors.  However, getting roleplay going around the table is pretty difficult.  They've all been playing a very meta style of D&D for a long time so it's a new idea for them to really jump into the roleplay wholeheartedly.  They've stated that they're enjoying themselves a lot, that they love this gaming style, and are always eager to get around the table, but once there, they really tend to slip back into the meta approach.  I really don't want to corner them into playing the game in a way that they don't want to but the potential for really great roleplay is there (actors) and they claim that they're open to it.What I've done to encourage rp:1.)  Had them all write backstories and have incorporated those into the campaign.2.)  Made sure that I'm leading the way (actively roleplaying all npc's, combat encounters, descriptions, etc.)3.)  Doled out inspiration for good roleplay.4.)  Asked them to describe, "What does it look like when you X (finish the big bad, pass out drunk, etc.)5.)  Asked them how their pc feels when X happens (they learn their father is still alive, etc.)6.)  Pointed them to videos of sessions which are roleplay heavy (Fistful of Dice's Provokers Campaign, etc.)7.)  Written a review of each session in third person, essentially an ongoing fictional account of the campaign.Still. . . not much progress.  As I say, they may just not be up for it, which is fine.  But they keep stating otherwise.Any advice would be greatly appreciated, thanks so much in advance!</blockquote>

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