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Message: <blockquote data-quote="redrick" data-source="post: 7076630" data-attributes="member: 6777696">When it comes to scheduling and setup, more serious than average for a leisure activity. We set time aside in our busy lives to make D&D night possible, so when somebody texts or e-mails everybody to say, "sorry, I don't feel like it tonight," that irritates me. On the other hand, it doesn't trump work, family or life obligations. Though we did have a couple people call in sick to work for our last session so we could do an all-day going away game for one of our players who moved away.As far as in-game — I find that my adventures are usually more serious when I plan them than when I actually run them at the table. It's easier to go broad with a voice or a characterization at the table, especially when you're fleshing out details on the spot and you've had a few beers. Side characters who get unexpected spotlight time with the PCs tend to get a lot of quirks thrown on in a hurry. I think the humor helps to keep people engaged, and makes things easier for me, but it probably does make some of the deeper immersion, particularly in more horror settings, impossible.As a role-player, I am particularly bad about this and have been trying to work harder at being a little more subtle and consistent with my player characters. Not that I'll ever stop doing the accents or start playing brooding loner rangers, but having my character develop a new strong phobia or obsession every session is probably tedious for everybody else.</blockquote>

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