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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Pentius" data-source="post: 5669044" data-attributes="member: 6676736">I could start keeping track.  My group meets sort of infrequently, though, so it'd take awhile to get any real data.Not everyone is either good at or into RP.  People on ENworld seem to be, from what I can see, probably because we're a self selected group who are enthusiastic enough about the hobby to come here and discuss it even when we aren't actually playing.  Out in meatspace, though, I find things are often a lot less shiny and ideal than they seem online.  For example, I expect, when starting any new D&D game, that one or two of the players aren't going to make a meaningful RP contribution, ever.  I don't push them, because they're just there to shoot the breeze, throw in $5 for a pizza, and maybe partake in a high five when someone rolls a crit.  Some people also either aren't comfortable with, or simply aren't into RP.  They have a good time playing.  They may or may not be into the mechanical aspects of the system.  But they never really go beyond naming their character and maybe giving a sentence or two of background, which will without exception include all or more of the following:A) Growing up in a small village.B) Said village being attacked by Raiders or Bandits.C) Their parents being killed by said raiders or bandits(loss of siblings optional)Bonus!) Secret Ninja Training.If you can get a whole group of these people together, you get the kind of one-shot you described.  If you're into RP, and you can find an entire group like you, with none of the people I describe above, congratulations, you found the unicorn!  Seriously, though, in my experience, that sort of group comes together either by rare chance, or by months or even years of getting to know all the gamers in your area, and carefully recruiting a group full of them.  I've actually gotten used to scaling back my RP, because it's kind of embarrassing being the only guy at the table to show to a new campaign with a printed background and in-character questionnaire.</blockquote>

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