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<blockquote data-quote="overgeeked" data-source="post: 9617878" data-attributes="member: 86653">I'm not a forever referee, thankfully, but I still feel this when playing RPGs. There's so much to do when running the game that there's no time to be bored. But as a player you're expected to sit there and do nothing while waiting 20-30+ minutes for your turn to come around. Perhaps even longer if another part of the group is engaged with some important scene. Worse, you're expected to be fully engaged and pay perfect attention while waiting? Nah. I have the excuse of ADHD, but I can't imagine anyone enjoying just sitting their doing nothing while watching other people at the table play the game. Ugh. I learned real young that the other players at the table get pissy when you check out, so I'd always dive into the rule books with the excuse I was looking something up, some spell or class ability, or whatever. Now with phones it's even easier. As long as the referee isn't a jerk about phones at the table. If you want my undivided attention you better be entertaining as hell. And trust me, you're not. The funniest part? Even while fully engaged with my phone or the rule book I can keep better track of what's happening in the game than most of the other players.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="overgeeked, post: 9617878, member: 86653"] I'm not a forever referee, thankfully, but I still feel this when playing RPGs. There's so much to do when running the game that there's no time to be bored. But as a player you're expected to sit there and do nothing while waiting 20-30+ minutes for your turn to come around. Perhaps even longer if another part of the group is engaged with some important scene. Worse, you're expected to be fully engaged and pay perfect attention while waiting? Nah. I have the excuse of ADHD, but I can't imagine anyone enjoying just sitting their doing nothing while watching other people at the table play the game. Ugh. I learned real young that the other players at the table get pissy when you check out, so I'd always dive into the rule books with the excuse I was looking something up, some spell or class ability, or whatever. Now with phones it's even easier. As long as the referee isn't a jerk about phones at the table. If you want my undivided attention you better be entertaining as hell. And trust me, you're not. The funniest part? Even while fully engaged with my phone or the rule book I can keep better track of what's happening in the game than most of the other players. [/QUOTE]

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