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Message: <blockquote data-quote="jbear" data-source="post: 4680686" data-attributes="member: 75065">To the OPI think the player dropping was best for both you and him. I'm playing with all new players pretty much so no one has come to the table with pre-conceived conceptions and noone knows the rules well enough to have any problems with power gaming What I do notice is that some players LOVE the roleplaying, others just freeze when put on the spot until it comes time to draw swords and their characters fearlessly wade into battle. I enjoy both dynamics. One helps the game move along when it reaches a null point or fear of the shadows strangles the roleplayers actions, and the other adds the spices to the dice rolling. So I encourage and reward both as best I can. I try and encourage roleplay with mechanical rewards. "Nice I like it, +2 on your Diplomacy check". And when too much talk has bogged down the flow of the game then I find an appropriate way to move the action along. Often a good solution is to asked the bored hack and slashers what they do... and suddenly its all on! As everyone was new to the game I created 20 characters and everyone chose the one they liked the sound of without looking at its mechanical capabilities at all. I made each of them a back story which they may or may not develop as they see fit. It's in their hands. I have placed some hooks into their past along the way, who knows where that will take us if they follow them up, but I think its important they feel they make important decisions in a world that they can choose to go in any direction. Actually, the first background story hook I will throw in their path is from the past of the player that seems most lost when it comes to roleplaying, or imagining what to do out of combat. I wonder if this will draw him deeper into the game or not. Time will tell. In short, good luck finding gamers with the style you enjoy DMing. I think its important for everyone. If you're not enjoying it as DM, how will anyone else be able to. From my own experiences to date I haven't found 4e limiting to role play in anyway. But I've got some great players in my group, which I think is pretty darn important!</blockquote>

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