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<blockquote data-quote="Hussar" data-source="post: 5843192" data-attributes="member: 22779"><p>Thinking about this thread, I remembered a similar situation in one of my own games some years ago. This is how I handled it.</p><p></p><p>Setup: The party (3e D&D) was about 6th level. They had just completed a quest for a local patron who, after handsomely rewarding them, held a banquet in their honor. I figured it was a great way to introduce some new NPC's, do a bit of exposition, a bit of world presentation, lots of RP opportunities. Because of purely in game reasons, the banquet was being held underground. </p><p></p><p>About 5 minutes into things, one of the players suddenly declares that his PC is very claustrophobic and leaves the banquet. I honestly thought he was kidding, laughed it off and didn't say very much. Roleplay, roleplay, roleplay, I turn back to this player and ask him what he's doing.</p><p></p><p>Player: I left. I told you I left.</p><p>Me: Erm? Really? I thought you were kidding. Are you sure you want to do that?</p><p>Player: Yes, my character is very claustrophobic. </p><p></p><p>Now, this had never come up before in the game, despite the group having just completed at least one and possibly more, dungeon crawls.</p><p></p><p>Me: Umm, you realize that standing up in the middle of a banquet being held in your honor in front of the lady's entire court and marching out the door is pretty rude and it might have some pretty serious repercussions, don't you?</p><p>Player: I don't care. My character left.</p><p>Me: Hrm... Ok. </p><p></p><p>Now, I could have beaten the PC with all sorts of pain sticks here. But, I realized that the player in a not so subtle way, was telling me that he had absolutely no interest in what I was doing, but, he wasn't going to disturb the rest of the group, so, he intentionally benched himself. Fair enough. I went back to the rest of the group, roleplayed things through and they picked up his character on the way home.</p><p></p><p>Were there repercussions afterward? Not really. I absolutely refuse to try to force anyone to roleplay. He obviously was not interested in the scenario I presented. Why should I brow beat him for his preferences? So, from that point on, whenever those style of situations came up, I made sure that his PC had something to do - kibitz with guards, get into trouble somewhere, something - and I never bothered trying to include him in those scenarios. If he wanted to join in, he was more than welcome, but, I also made it pretty clear that it was his choice. He respected that and I respected his choice. </p><p></p><p>And everyone was happy.</p><p></p><p>To each his own. This is how I handle this sort of thing.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hussar, post: 5843192, member: 22779"] Thinking about this thread, I remembered a similar situation in one of my own games some years ago. This is how I handled it. Setup: The party (3e D&D) was about 6th level. They had just completed a quest for a local patron who, after handsomely rewarding them, held a banquet in their honor. I figured it was a great way to introduce some new NPC's, do a bit of exposition, a bit of world presentation, lots of RP opportunities. Because of purely in game reasons, the banquet was being held underground. About 5 minutes into things, one of the players suddenly declares that his PC is very claustrophobic and leaves the banquet. I honestly thought he was kidding, laughed it off and didn't say very much. Roleplay, roleplay, roleplay, I turn back to this player and ask him what he's doing. Player: I left. I told you I left. Me: Erm? Really? I thought you were kidding. Are you sure you want to do that? Player: Yes, my character is very claustrophobic. Now, this had never come up before in the game, despite the group having just completed at least one and possibly more, dungeon crawls. Me: Umm, you realize that standing up in the middle of a banquet being held in your honor in front of the lady's entire court and marching out the door is pretty rude and it might have some pretty serious repercussions, don't you? Player: I don't care. My character left. Me: Hrm... Ok. Now, I could have beaten the PC with all sorts of pain sticks here. But, I realized that the player in a not so subtle way, was telling me that he had absolutely no interest in what I was doing, but, he wasn't going to disturb the rest of the group, so, he intentionally benched himself. Fair enough. I went back to the rest of the group, roleplayed things through and they picked up his character on the way home. Were there repercussions afterward? Not really. I absolutely refuse to try to force anyone to roleplay. He obviously was not interested in the scenario I presented. Why should I brow beat him for his preferences? So, from that point on, whenever those style of situations came up, I made sure that his PC had something to do - kibitz with guards, get into trouble somewhere, something - and I never bothered trying to include him in those scenarios. If he wanted to join in, he was more than welcome, but, I also made it pretty clear that it was his choice. He respected that and I respected his choice. And everyone was happy. To each his own. This is how I handle this sort of thing. [/QUOTE]
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