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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Armadillo" data-source="post: 4841979" data-attributes="member: 37360">I'm going to go back to the OP.  If players are delaying the game with excessive interactions with minor NPCs, there are several things that a GM can do:- Cut the interactions short and move on;- Move ahead to a combat or interaction with a major NPC;- Practice ready gaming - Be ready to game at the set time even if it is just hashing out questions or one-on-one roleplaying with the players that arrive on time and during the game, when a player isn't sure what to do, move on to another player and give the first player time to think of what their PC will do next;- Have an NPC remind the PCs about what's going on;- Have a thug break down the door and threaten the PCs;- Attempt to have more of these interactions before, after, or in between games (even via e-mail); and/or- Create consequences for the delay (the NPCs aren't standing still just because the PCs are off on a frolic).A certain amount of the fun for a GM is watching the players chase the red herrings.  But, it isn't fun when the players are just floundering around.As a player, you don't have as much control over the pace, but there are a few things that you can do:- Practice ready gaming - be on time and be ready with a proposed action when it is your turn or when the other players aren't sure what to do; - Have questions for the GM that hopefully will further the plot;- Remind the other players of the plot (focusing on substantive questions and what needs to be done next can cut down on the detailed roleplaying for buying a new saddle); - Talk with the GM and the other players about the pacing; and/or- When all else fails, find a new group.This is a timely question for me because our GM has led the party off into a dungeon crawl that only he seems to be enjoying.  But, I'm not sure that he's realized that is the case.  I probably just need to raise the issue with him before the start of our next game.</blockquote>

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