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<blockquote data-quote="Aluvial" data-source="post: 1029258" data-attributes="member: 6862">Thanks for all of the help so far!&nbsp; I think most of you are right but I like this system the best.&nbsp; I suppose rewarding the players for NOT talking is a little weird, but reverse psychology may work!&nbsp; I chit-chat just as much as the next player, but I'm the DM, and there are players in my group who are there just to play and have fun playing, not have fun socializing.&nbsp; Basically, out of the eight of them, you could fill the spectrum...&nbsp; from talking only to playing only.I've thought about splitting the two groups between the talking/playing axis, but I feel that some of the guys in the middle (and I would be about two steps from pure gaming only myself) would get placed in the wrong group.&nbsp; Hard to say.&nbsp; The benefits of having a large group are that you can play, regardless if someone decides to miss, but believe me, my guys hardly ever skip.&nbsp; There has been a few instances of work related misses, but that is the exception to the rule.&nbsp; It seems unlikely that I could split the group up, I'm able to handle the large group in play, just not during the frequent interruptions to the game.My group is like another mentioned above: late 30's to early 40's.&nbsp; Most of these guys have played D&amp;D since they invented it.&nbsp; We have been good freinds freinds for years, moved in as roomates with each other, been in each other's weddings, it's hard to see me splitting them up or kicking someone out.The money in the poke sounds interesting....&nbsp; I'm not sure if I can get them to bite for it though, they can barely cough up for the beer and chips each week.Aluvial</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Aluvial, post: 1029258, member: 6862"] Thanks for all of the help so far! I think most of you are right but I like this system the best. I suppose rewarding the players for NOT talking is a little weird, but reverse psychology may work! I chit-chat just as much as the next player, but I'm the DM, and there are players in my group who are there just to play and have fun playing, not have fun socializing. Basically, out of the eight of them, you could fill the spectrum... from talking only to playing only. I've thought about splitting the two groups between the talking/playing axis, but I feel that some of the guys in the middle (and I would be about two steps from pure gaming only myself) would get placed in the wrong group. Hard to say. The benefits of having a large group are that you can play, regardless if someone decides to miss, but believe me, my guys hardly ever skip. There has been a few instances of work related misses, but that is the exception to the rule. It seems unlikely that I could split the group up, I'm able to handle the large group in play, just not during the frequent interruptions to the game. My group is like another mentioned above: late 30's to early 40's. Most of these guys have played D&D since they invented it. We have been good freinds freinds for years, moved in as roomates with each other, been in each other's weddings, it's hard to see me splitting them up or kicking someone out. The money in the poke sounds interesting.... I'm not sure if I can get them to bite for it though, they can barely cough up for the beer and chips each week. Aluvial [/QUOTE]

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