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<blockquote data-quote="JollyDoc" data-source="post: 4502558" data-attributes="member: 9546">Well, I'd like to say we are the latter, but we've had our share of action-lite sessions.&nbsp; I try to keep the action rolling by encouraging equipping of characters, doling out gold, etc be done during the week, outside game time, so that when the players show up on Sunday they can just tell me, &quot;I bought so and so while we were in town,&quot; or &quot;When I leveled I took such and such feat.&quot;&nbsp; Granted, my group is not heavy on role-players.&nbsp; That's not to say they don't enjoy non-combat interactions, but they don't want to act out every scenario at the market place or the inn, nor every cross-country journey.&nbsp; There have been many times when I say, &quot;The two-week trip from Turtleback Ferry to Magnimar was uneventful.&quot;&nbsp; When role-playing does come up, it's usually directly related to the adventure plot, in which case it's interesting, and the group gets into it...such as the scenarios with the pit fiend and Barl Breakbones.&nbsp; Bear in mind, I do embellish and add a fair amount of artistic license to these updates, but everything is based on real events in the game.&nbsp; I guess the bottom line depends on what kind of group and DM you have.&nbsp; If they are detail oriented, then you may very well bog down in the tedium.&nbsp; Us?&nbsp; We like action.&nbsp; If our fingers aren't rolling dice for prolonged periods, we get twitchy.&nbsp; So, that being said, I run my game to suit me and my players, and our style is not for everyone, but we have fun, and we focus on the aspects of the game that we enjoy most.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="JollyDoc, post: 4502558, member: 9546"] Well, I'd like to say we are the latter, but we've had our share of action-lite sessions. I try to keep the action rolling by encouraging equipping of characters, doling out gold, etc be done during the week, outside game time, so that when the players show up on Sunday they can just tell me, "I bought so and so while we were in town," or "When I leveled I took such and such feat." Granted, my group is not heavy on role-players. That's not to say they don't enjoy non-combat interactions, but they don't want to act out every scenario at the market place or the inn, nor every cross-country journey. There have been many times when I say, "The two-week trip from Turtleback Ferry to Magnimar was uneventful." When role-playing does come up, it's usually directly related to the adventure plot, in which case it's interesting, and the group gets into it...such as the scenarios with the pit fiend and Barl Breakbones. Bear in mind, I do embellish and add a fair amount of artistic license to these updates, but everything is based on real events in the game. I guess the bottom line depends on what kind of group and DM you have. If they are detail oriented, then you may very well bog down in the tedium. Us? We like action. If our fingers aren't rolling dice for prolonged periods, we get twitchy. So, that being said, I run my game to suit me and my players, and our style is not for everyone, but we have fun, and we focus on the aspects of the game that we enjoy most. [/QUOTE]

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