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<blockquote data-quote="TalonComics" data-source="post: 232335" data-attributes="member: 60">How can you turn power gamers into roleplayers?Don't run Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil. If there ever was a module that was hack n slash it's this one. Jeez, how can you roleplay in it when you're too busy rolling for initiative?I open the door. Roll for initiative.I walk into the room. Roll for initiative.I walk up the stairs. Roll for initiative.I look for the public restroom. Roll for initiative.I think I can see my house from here! Roll for initiative.So, aside from that here's what I would do: Ask your players what they want to do and what is fun for them. If it doesn't match what you're interested in I would do what Yuan-Ti suggests. Some players don't play D&amp;D to roleplay as they just want to be the badass and kill everything. That's not my cup of tea either so I tend to avoid players like that.I feel for you man as to me this is the biggest problem in D&amp;D right now. D&amp;D has had such a stigma when it comes to being a roleplaying game versus a rollplaying game. My guess it's something like 75% who just want the rollplay.So that begs the question to everyone: Are you a roleplayer or a rollplayer?~Derek</blockquote>

[QUOTE="TalonComics, post: 232335, member: 60"] How can you turn power gamers into roleplayers? Don't run Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil. If there ever was a module that was hack n slash it's this one. Jeez, how can you roleplay in it when you're too busy rolling for initiative? I open the door. Roll for initiative. I walk into the room. Roll for initiative. I walk up the stairs. Roll for initiative. I look for the public restroom. Roll for initiative. I think I can see my house from here! Roll for initiative. So, aside from that here's what I would do: Ask your players what they want to do and what is fun for them. If it doesn't match what you're interested in I would do what Yuan-Ti suggests. Some players don't play D&D to roleplay as they just want to be the badass and kill everything. That's not my cup of tea either so I tend to avoid players like that. I feel for you man as to me this is the biggest problem in D&D right now. D&D has had such a stigma when it comes to being a roleplaying game versus a rollplaying game. My guess it's something like 75% who just want the rollplay. So that begs the question to everyone: Are you a roleplayer or a rollplayer? ~Derek [/QUOTE]

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