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<blockquote data-quote="Imaro" data-source="post: 3663598" data-attributes="member: 48965">Okay, so let me ask you this.&nbsp; What do you do when another player is interested in something and you're not?&nbsp; Is it wrong to bore you, even though the other player(s) aren't.&nbsp; If players are really into their characters won't there always be times when they may be doing something, finding something out, or interested in something that everyone else may not be?&nbsp; Is the DM any different than this player?&nbsp; Why are YOU as one particular player more important than everyone else, including the DM?Now, if what you're saying or doing bores everyone at the table...by all means cut it short or find players that enjoy that type of stuff.&nbsp; The problem in the article is...some of the players are listening and are interested, but they are, along with the DM, immediately discounted. That's good for you, and hopefully you wouldn't get into a game where history and background are important, though maybe not within the next 2 minutes, to the overall story or connecting of overarching pieces.&nbsp; Otherwise this probably wouldn't be the type of game you would enjoy.&nbsp; Does that make you more right than a player who does?&nbsp; I've run these types of games with my players and they can be quite rewarding...especially if you have players that like problem solving, mysteries, wide ranging plots, or even the freedom to pursue whatever aspect of the campaign they want.&nbsp; It's alot easier than handing them a 300 page campaign bible so they can decide what aspects interest their characters and what don't.Have you never done anything in a game that bored one or more other players?&nbsp; Did you think about them when you did it, and how you were stepping on their fun?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Imaro, post: 3663598, member: 48965"] Okay, so let me ask you this. What do you do when another player is interested in something and you're not? Is it wrong to bore you, even though the other player(s) aren't. If players are really into their characters won't there always be times when they may be doing something, finding something out, or interested in something that everyone else may not be? Is the DM any different than this player? Why are [B]YOU[/B] as one particular player more important than everyone else, including the DM? Now, if what you're saying or doing bores [B]everyone[/B] at the table...by all means cut it short or find players that enjoy that type of stuff. The problem in the article is...some of the players are listening and are interested, but they are, along with the DM, immediately discounted. That's good for you, and hopefully you wouldn't get into a game where history and background are important, though maybe not within the next 2 minutes, to the overall story or connecting of overarching pieces. Otherwise this probably wouldn't be the type of game you would enjoy. Does that make you more right than a player who does? I've run these types of games with my players and they can be quite rewarding...especially if you have players that like problem solving, mysteries, wide ranging plots, or even the freedom to pursue whatever aspect of the campaign they want. It's alot easier than handing them a 300 page campaign bible so they can decide what aspects interest their characters and what don't. Have you never done anything in a game that bored one or more other players? Did you think about them when you did it, and how you were stepping on their fun? [/QUOTE]

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