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Message: <blockquote data-quote="pming" data-source="post: 7530339" data-attributes="member: 45197">Hiya!I get where you're coming from. Polymorphing, as the spell goes, is a good 'median' solution...maybe even one that could have some really cool RP'ing come out of it. Like, the PC likes his new form MORE than his old one. "Gee guy, I know we worked hard to get here and all, but honestly...being in this Hobgoblin body is pretty decent. I kinda like it. Never been this tall before, and you should see the size of my...er...feet. Yeah, my feet are big enough I can balance real well now. Anyway...maybe I'll just stay a hobgoblin? Whadaya guys think? It could work, right? Easy to infiltrate monster lairs...I just have to learn some languages I guess". <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />As for the "player feeling unable to contribute effectively during a session is not going to enhance the fun", this is completely subjective to the other players, the player him/herself and the type of game everyone plays. I was a player in a 1e/2e game (the '2nd DM' was running a Ravenloft campaign). Me and one other player had PC's that were more or less completely "out of the scene" at the beginning of the session. About 6 hours later...we were still out of it. But during that time we still enjoyed 'playing' in the session. We got to help others look stuff up so they could keep RP'ing, we talked 'in character' to each other, we got to see the unfortunate party in-fighting go on between the recently-converted-to-Chaoitic-Evil-Half-Orc-Fighter and everyone else, etc. In short, just because we didn't "actually play" (in any meaningful way) our PC's didn't mean we didn't have fun at the table. Different people get different things out of RP'ing. For me (and most/all) of my players, hanging out and seeing a story unfold (even if I'm not directly involved at that moment) and stuff happen is a large part of my enjoyment. Sure, being able to "play normally" is always nice/preferred, but basically 'sitting in' on a session or two doesn't stop my fun. I think the term is "living vicariously" through another. In some situations...such as the aforementioned CE Ravenloft Party-In-Fight, it was actually a bonus; we had no horse in the race and so it was like watching a melodrama from afar...no real risk to our PC's, but we got to experience the tension, thrill, and excitement of it all anyway. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />^_^Paul L. Ming</blockquote>

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