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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Henry" data-source="post: 1137184" data-attributes="member: 158">I think we're close to agreement here, but we're using different terms.If the players find it compelling, they contribute to the game, and I am entertained. This is what I refer to; if a person DOESN'T find it entertaining/challenging/what have you, and there is an impasse in making it so, then they waste their time by playing something that's no fun, and the GM's time is wasted by continuing to accomodate them after the point of no return.That's my feeling on it - the GM is obligated to GM, and ensure his players have fun. The PLAYERS are obligated to PLAY - or at least explain why they cannot.As long as they're having fun, and participating, it isn't wasted. My players don't have to use every plot hook to be entertained, and I can always store the Booze (the plot hooks) for a later party.They recognized it, paid their respects, and left to let the others have fun. Again, cool beans.Maybe a little at first (human nature and all that), but then I ask, "first of all, is this the game we all wanna play for now?" and secondly, "what do you each want out of the game?"In fact, I just ran a survey for my players that asked just those very questions. I asked them, "do you want to see more roleplay and intrigue? less? More magic? less magic? more puzzles, less puzzles? More city adventuring? more ruins adventuring?"Their responses determine in part what direction I go in my design. The other half is reserved for my own twisted creative little mind. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />But as in any social event, people are obligated to participate if they are included; otherwise, it's not fair to include them. If it's a very one-sided event, something needs to change. (Different game, different GM, etc.)</blockquote>

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