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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Brimshack" data-source="post: 3212794" data-attributes="member: 34694">I can certainly understand the concern about people who try to be funny and fail. I've cringed at a bad accent or a ridiculous name or two myself. At such times I tell myself it's a game and if that's what the player wants to do. So, I'm not going to take the wind out of his sails just because I would prefer to have the scene play out in a different tone. Truth be told, I find it quite a bit harder to swallow the super-serious characters that some plays come up with. Part of the reason the Dead Alewives sketch is so funny is that moment in the parody where the super-hilarious geeky player tries to speak with the gravity of an epic character, "I am Galstaff, Sorcerer of Lite..." He just can't carry it off (and I've seen that happen more times than I can count). Cringe-worthy performances abound at the game table, and in my own experience they are as likely to come from those who play it serious as those who play it funny.I would add that not enjoying a performance is not quite the same as disallowing it. I can't say I've enjoyed all the gags people have brought to my table, but I don't really see a need to take action in most instances. Better to let the players try what they want to in my estimation. We can always have a little sit down if it gets out of hand, I don't see a need to pre-empt any type of performance, really.</blockquote>