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<blockquote data-quote="Raven Crowking" data-source="post: 3663929" data-attributes="member: 18280">Not at all, though it would probably help.&nbsp; <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin&nbsp; &nbsp; :D"&nbsp; data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" />The answer, IMHO, is to game with people who are capable of showing each other mutual consideration.&nbsp; Because they like the game overall, and because they know that there are going to be parts that they are less happy with (but that interest others in the group), they do their best to enjoy the &quot;down&quot; moments and make them better for those that do like them.This means that the hack-n-slasher doesn't begrudge the role-player the chance to talk to people, and the role-player doesn't throw a fit when combat starts.&nbsp; This means that the DM allows the PCs to go in the directions that interest them, and the players allow the DM to tell them what they see/hear/know.&nbsp; Everyone knows that everyone at the table is there to enjoy the game, and they work not only for their own enjoyment, but for the enjoyment of others.&nbsp; As much as possible.&nbsp; With the understanding that sometimes someone is having a bad day, or is coming to the table after an argument with the boss/spouse/hairdresser.&nbsp; It isn't so difficult to make allowances for each other, to support each other, and to try to make the game better.Your PCs might be out to kill each other; the players (DM included) should be cooperating to make a better game so that everyone gets at least as much out of it as they put into it.That, IMHO, is a pretty damn reasonable expectation.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Raven Crowking, post: 3663929, member: 18280"] Not at all, though it would probably help. :D The answer, IMHO, is to game with people who are capable of showing each other mutual consideration. Because they like the game [i]overall[/i], and because they know that there are going to be parts that they are less happy with (but that interest others in the group), they do their best to enjoy the "down" moments and make them better for those that do like them. This means that the hack-n-slasher doesn't begrudge the role-player the chance to talk to people, and the role-player doesn't throw a fit when combat starts. This means that the DM allows the PCs to go in the directions that interest them, and the players allow the DM to tell them what they see/hear/know. Everyone knows that everyone at the table is there to enjoy the game, and they work not only for their own enjoyment, but for the enjoyment of others. As much as possible. With the understanding that sometimes someone is having a bad day, or is coming to the table after an argument with the boss/spouse/hairdresser. It isn't so difficult to make allowances for each other, to support each other, and to try to make the game better. Your PCs might be out to kill each other; the players (DM included) should be cooperating to make a better game so that [i]everyone[/i] gets at least as much out of it as they put into it. That, IMHO, is a pretty damn reasonable expectation. [/QUOTE]

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