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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Henry" data-source="post: 210901" data-attributes="member: 158">For Force User:I also sgree that you might want to try some role-play opportunities in other places than trap checks or such. You will need to introduce it gradually, and find out just how much Role-play opportunities this player is comfortable with. Though you may have know her for a while, it sounds like either (A) territory she is unfamiliar with, or (B) territory she is uncomfortable with. If someone is shy about roleplaying a separate character, no amount of force will change that. it has to be a gradual change, and encouragement to avenues that the player likes. Is the player interested in certain things? Arts and crafts? basket-weaving? Banking? Archaic weapons of the 17th century? Give her an in-game chance to do something that affects an interest like this - such as recovering a stolen painting and finding a fake, or starting a business, or recovering an ancient weapon with a unique property.For Tar Makvar:Your player may feel you are railroading the plot. Some players are more comfortable with the group finding their own way, and having the DM come up with challenges along the way. Other groups just want the DM to introduce the next challenge, and don't want to think about how to get from point A to point B. If all else fails, just STOP. Have a pre-game chat with your players. Find out if the game is going in directions they like. Take a poll, with specific questions!Don't just ask "Do you like the way the game is going?" Ask them things like:"What direction do you see your character going in?""What kinds of environments would you like adventuring in?""Are there the right proportions of problem-solving, interaction, and combat in the game for you?""Do you see your character putting down some roots to touch base on from time to time, or so you still like being Kane the Wanderer from Kung-Fu?"In other words, if the player expresses disinterest in a game, find out what he REALLY wants to do. Sometimes asking specific questions about these things will give you a better clue, and will also sometimes surprise you. Perhaps there is more than one dissatisfied player, and they have been unwilling to speak up? It wouldn't be the first time it happened in a game.</blockquote>

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