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<blockquote data-quote="Water Bob" data-source="post: 5858532" data-attributes="member: 92305">I've certainly experienced this before as a GM.&nbsp; What I do, when I recognize this is happening (otherwise, I usually encourage my players to jump and take the action by the horns) is direct the action myself.&nbsp;OK, so and so does this....Ferina, what do you want to do?&nbsp;If people try to talk over that, I'll say, &quot;Hold up.&nbsp; It's Ferina's, turn.&nbsp; Ferina, c'mon now.&nbsp; Jarn just started casting a spell.&nbsp; It's your move.&nbsp; What do you want to do.&quot;&nbsp;Sometimes, to teach the player to act faster, I'll say, &quot;OK, times up. You hesitated.&quot;&nbsp; Then, move on to the next player.&nbsp;If logic doesn't order the actions, then I sometimes just have everyone roll Initiative, even if we're not in combat, using the mechanic as an ordering method to deal with people individually.&nbsp;I definitely think this is a DM problem--and he's the one that needs to fix it (although more introverted players could try speaking up more often, if they're capable).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Water Bob, post: 5858532, member: 92305"] I've certainly experienced this before as a GM. What I do, when I recognize this is happening (otherwise, I usually encourage my players to jump and take the action by the horns) is direct the action myself. OK, so and so does this....Ferina, what do you want to do? If people try to talk over that, I'll say, "Hold up. It's Ferina's, turn. Ferina, c'mon now. Jarn just started casting a spell. It's your move. What do you want to do." Sometimes, to teach the player to act faster, I'll say, "OK, times up. You hesitated." Then, move on to the next player. If logic doesn't order the actions, then I sometimes just have everyone roll Initiative, even if we're not in combat, using the mechanic as an ordering method to deal with people individually. I definitely think this is a DM problem--and he's the one that needs to fix it (although more introverted players could try speaking up more often, if they're capable). [/QUOTE]

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