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<blockquote data-quote="Sunseeker" data-source="post: 6665046">This.I narrate when it matters.&nbsp; I'm not going to narrate for every punch, kick and slash I do unless I'm specifically wanting that attack to appear special.&nbsp; Since most of the classes are play can be summed up as &quot;hit, hit, hit, hit, hit again.&quot; Describing every sword swing is tedious and unnecessary.I also dislike narrating otherwise simple actions because some DMs will take specific wording to mean something more than you, the player intend.EX: The Vampire tried to bite at your neck and failed, make an AoO.&quot;I slash my sword out at the ugly creeps face!&quot;&quot;Oh well you're trying to hit his face that's a called shot so you need to roll *specific number* or *extra amount higher*.&quot;then you either go with it, with no extra reward for the extra difficulty forced upon you, or you break immersion and say &quot;wait no, it's just a regular attack I was just being descriptive.&quot;&nbsp; At which point the DM either accepts this, sticks to his guns (essentially punishing you for your choice in flavor text) and what should have taken less than 10 seconds now has stretched out into multiple minutes.So, unless I WANT to do something special, I will usually not narrate.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Sunseeker, post: 6665046"] This. I narrate when it matters. I'm not going to narrate for every punch, kick and slash I do unless I'm specifically wanting that attack to appear special. Since most of the classes are play can be summed up as "hit, hit, hit, hit, hit again." Describing every sword swing is tedious and unnecessary. I also dislike narrating otherwise simple actions because some DMs will take specific wording to mean something more than you, the player intend. EX: The Vampire tried to bite at your neck and failed, make an AoO. "I slash my sword out at the ugly creeps face!" "Oh well you're trying to hit his face that's a called shot so you need to roll *specific number* or *extra amount higher*." then you either go with it, with no extra reward for the extra difficulty forced upon you, or you break immersion and say "wait no, it's just a regular attack I was just being descriptive." At which point the DM either accepts this, sticks to his guns (essentially punishing you for your choice in flavor text) and what should have taken less than 10 seconds now has stretched out into multiple minutes. So, unless I WANT to do something special, I will usually not narrate. [/QUOTE]

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