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<blockquote data-quote="jmucchiello" data-source="post: 3136509" data-attributes="member: 813">Of course they do. And they do it all the time. As a DM you should know when your players have checked out mentally. This is usually an indication that the story has taken a turn they aren't enjoying or there is some disconnect on the level of interaction required of them to be on the same page you are on. Polite players will still look like they're paying attention. But others will suddenly start looking up spells in the PHB for no reason or otherwise occupy themselves until the game becomes interesting again. When they go to another room to play video games, you need to regroup because now you aren't even playing the same game together.Frankly, I hope I wouldn't be offended by someone bluntly saying, &quot;I don't want tonight's focus to be on this minutia. Can we focus on some larger piece of the plot.&quot; I'd like to think this would spark a discussion about why what I'm focusing on isn't important to this (and/or other) players. My fun hinges on their fun far more than it does my own side tracks.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="jmucchiello, post: 3136509, member: 813"] Of course they do. And they do it all the time. As a DM you should know when your players have checked out mentally. This is usually an indication that the story has taken a turn they aren't enjoying or there is some disconnect on the level of interaction required of them to be on the same page you are on. Polite players will still look like they're paying attention. But others will suddenly start looking up spells in the PHB for no reason or otherwise occupy themselves until the game becomes interesting again. When they go to another room to play video games, you need to regroup because now you aren't even playing the same game together. Frankly, I hope I wouldn't be offended by someone bluntly saying, "I don't want tonight's focus to be on this minutia. Can we focus on some larger piece of the plot." I'd like to think this would spark a discussion about why what I'm focusing on isn't important to this (and/or other) players. My fun hinges on their fun far more than it does my own side tracks. [/QUOTE]

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