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<blockquote data-quote="uzirath" data-source="post: 9617916" data-attributes="member: 8495">As [USER=6685541]@BookTenTiger[/USER] mentioned above, finding other supportive tasks can help. I usually take meticulous notes including sketched maps and whatnot. I'm also a fan of leaning heavily on intra-party role-playing. Could be as simple as the banter between Legolas and Gimli about how many orcs they kill. Or a bard considering how to convert the action of a hum-drum battle into an epic song. Or an ongoing conversation with another PC about the best and worst camp cuisine.Another option would be to find an in-character side project to do. So you're on a jungle island? Maybe your character decides that in addition to accomplishing [insert quest], he's going to write a book about the local cultures. Suddenly you've got a million things to be curious about in the setting, exploring customs, looking over the bodies of your foes not just for treasure but for clues about their religion, social hierarchy, etc. These sorts of queries might prompt the GM to flesh things out more imaginatively or to create mini-side-quests.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="uzirath, post: 9617916, member: 8495"] As [USER=6685541]@BookTenTiger[/USER] mentioned above, finding other supportive tasks can help. I usually take meticulous notes including sketched maps and whatnot. I'm also a fan of leaning heavily on intra-party role-playing. Could be as simple as the banter between Legolas and Gimli about how many orcs they kill. Or a bard considering how to convert the action of a hum-drum battle into an epic song. Or an ongoing conversation with another PC about the best and worst camp cuisine. Another option would be to find an in-character side project to do. So you're on a jungle island? Maybe your character decides that in addition to accomplishing [insert quest], he's going to write a book about the local cultures. Suddenly you've got a million things to be curious about in the setting, exploring customs, looking over the bodies of your foes not just for treasure but for clues about their religion, social hierarchy, etc. These sorts of queries might prompt the GM to flesh things out more imaginatively or to create mini-side-quests. [/QUOTE]

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