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<blockquote data-quote="Tom Cashel" data-source="post: 156627" data-attributes="member: 321">How much time do you folks have for a given game session?&nbsp; We have about six hours, once a month.&nbsp; If one of my players insisted on turning a bar scene into an opportunity to grandstand, I'd (as DM) have him thrown out, too.&nbsp; There's just not enough time to waste (if I may be so bold) on role-playing every scene the PCs choose to create.If there was time, fine...why not let the halfling play out the scene?But if your time, like mine, is extremely limited, then you have to pick and choose.&nbsp; There's nothing wrong with a DM fiat in a case like this.&nbsp; It should never be done in combat, but it's the exact same thing as rolling some dice behind the screen and saying, &quot;Okay, you travel three days to the baron's castle through verdant farmland without any incident.&quot;&nbsp; If I said this, I wouldn't expect my players to start arguing about how they didn't get to set their own watches or choose their route or role-play with the pilgrims on the road or pick the pocket of a passing peasant.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Tom Cashel, post: 156627, member: 321"] How much time do you folks have for a given game session? We have about six hours, once a month. If one of my players insisted on turning a bar scene into an opportunity to grandstand, I'd (as DM) have him thrown out, too. There's just not enough time to waste (if I may be so bold) on role-playing every scene the PCs choose to create. If there was time, fine...why not let the halfling play out the scene? But if your time, like mine, is extremely limited, then you have to pick and choose. There's nothing wrong with a DM fiat in a case like this. It should never be done in combat, but it's the [i]exact same thing[/i] as rolling some dice behind the screen and saying, "Okay, you travel three days to the baron's castle through verdant farmland without any incident." If I said this, I wouldn't expect my players to start arguing about how they didn't get to set their own watches or choose their route or role-play with the pilgrims on the road or pick the pocket of a passing peasant. [/QUOTE]

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