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How do you get your players to creatively describe their combat actions?
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<blockquote data-quote="Water Bob" data-source="post: 5605418" data-attributes="member: 92305"><p>Yessir. I'd give you XP on this, but it looks like I can't until I give some to someone else because I tapped on you earlier today.</p><p> </p><p>I've got a good friend in my current group. He's a fantastic roleplayer. And, I've known him since 4th grade (over three decades now).</p><p> </p><p>I do like gaming with him 75% of the time, but the poor guy, for whatever reason, will argue with a sign post if the post would talk back.</p><p> </p><p>Just yesterday, in our game, I was handing out experience points, and he thought I short-changed him a bit. I didn't feel like I did--someone has to get the "least" amount in the group, and that time, it was him. But, he made some rational points in his defense, and so I asked him what he thought he deserved. He gave me a number, and I agreed. Right there in front of everyone.</p><p> </p><p>But, even as I was giving him what he wanted, he continued to bitch. I even gave him a little more than he wanted, and he was still bitching--bitching about how I should have given him this amount in the first place.</p><p></p><p>I just puffed my cheeks, raised my eyebrows, and blew out the hot air before I said something that would turn his bitching in a full-fledged argument that would disrupt the game (it takes two to argue, and it was only him). The other two players were rolling their eyes at him.</p><p> </p><p>Other than that, he and I are good friends.</p><p> </p><p>It amazes me how so much of playing this game is actually about managing people and the differing personalities for a GM. </p><p> </p><p>This type of thing actually helps me be a better manager in real life!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Water Bob, post: 5605418, member: 92305"] Yessir. I'd give you XP on this, but it looks like I can't until I give some to someone else because I tapped on you earlier today. I've got a good friend in my current group. He's a fantastic roleplayer. And, I've known him since 4th grade (over three decades now). I do like gaming with him 75% of the time, but the poor guy, for whatever reason, will argue with a sign post if the post would talk back. Just yesterday, in our game, I was handing out experience points, and he thought I short-changed him a bit. I didn't feel like I did--someone has to get the "least" amount in the group, and that time, it was him. But, he made some rational points in his defense, and so I asked him what he thought he deserved. He gave me a number, and I agreed. Right there in front of everyone. But, even as I was giving him what he wanted, he continued to bitch. I even gave him a little more than he wanted, and he was still bitching--bitching about how I should have given him this amount in the first place. I just puffed my cheeks, raised my eyebrows, and blew out the hot air before I said something that would turn his bitching in a full-fledged argument that would disrupt the game (it takes two to argue, and it was only him). The other two players were rolling their eyes at him. Other than that, he and I are good friends. It amazes me how so much of playing this game is actually about managing people and the differing personalities for a GM. This type of thing actually helps me be a better manager in real life! [/QUOTE]
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