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<blockquote data-quote="boschdevil" data-source="post: 668656" data-attributes="member: 10221">Oh, I support the DM is this situation without even having to listen to his side of the story.&nbsp; First item, the reading (skimming) of the book during gaming.&nbsp; We had one of the players do something like during during our adventure.&nbsp; Well, our characters got surprised by some hobgoblins (or some monster like that.&nbsp; I has been a while) and the DM tells us to roll initiative.&nbsp; Well, all of the sudden, the player startles out of his chair say, &quot;What's hapenning!!!&quot;&nbsp; As another player, I told him that he would know if he was paying attention.&nbsp; If you don't want to pay attention, that's fine.&nbsp; Just don't expect the others who are paying attention and the DM to explain things again.&nbsp; I think he got the point.Second, as a DM, I give the players five seconds to tell me what they are doing.&nbsp; If they don't start explaining what they are doing, then their character misses a round.&nbsp; And I'm not the only DM in my group that does this.&nbsp; If you want to not pay attention and know what your character is exactly going to do, then peruse other books to your hearts content.&nbsp; Just don't expect me to explain the present situation during the combat round because you chose not to pay attention.Third, our group takes the approach that it has to be something pretty important to miss a group meeting.&nbsp; We all are taking time out of our schedules to dedicate for the gaming night.&nbsp; All of the people in my gaming group really don't live too close to one another.&nbsp; Thus, it wouldn't take long for everyone in the group to become irate because others felt they wanted to do another activity that night.&nbsp; How would you feel if you really couldn't run an effective session because the others just didn't fell like showing up that night?&nbsp; How about if you drove over to the DM place, only for him to say, &quot;You know.&nbsp; I'd rather not tonight.&quot;?&nbsp; I work full time as an engineer and am taking graduate classes, which severely limits my free time.&nbsp; If I can make time for my wife and still play D&amp;D, I think anyone can.&nbsp; It's all about budgeting time.Fourth, what is with the statement, &quot;Well I'm a rogue and there weren't any traps ...&quot;?&nbsp; Half of the stuff my character does has nothing to do with my class.&nbsp; Hence, I'm paying attention all of the time. Finally, I really hope he didn't expect that there would be a mass exodus from him group after (a) choosing to not pay attention and skim books and (b) choosing not to show up (even with notice).&nbsp; The best thing is that he and his DM don't have to deal with one another.&nbsp; Personally, it sounds like the DM got the better part of the deal.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="boschdevil, post: 668656, member: 10221"] Oh, I support the DM is this situation without even having to listen to his side of the story. First item, the reading (skimming) of the book during gaming. We had one of the players do something like during during our adventure. Well, our characters got surprised by some hobgoblins (or some monster like that. I has been a while) and the DM tells us to roll initiative. Well, all of the sudden, the player startles out of his chair say, "What's hapenning!!!" As another player, I told him that he would know if he was paying attention. If you don't want to pay attention, that's fine. Just don't expect the others who are paying attention and the DM to explain things again. I think he got the point. Second, as a DM, I give the players five seconds to tell me what they are doing. If they don't start explaining what they are doing, then their character misses a round. And I'm not the only DM in my group that does this. If you want to not pay attention and know what your character is exactly going to do, then peruse other books to your hearts content. Just don't expect me to explain the present situation during the combat round because you chose not to pay attention. Third, our group takes the approach that it has to be something pretty important to miss a group meeting. We all are taking time out of our schedules to dedicate for the gaming night. All of the people in my gaming group really don't live too close to one another. Thus, it wouldn't take long for everyone in the group to become irate because others felt they wanted to do another activity that night. How would you feel if you really couldn't run an effective session because the others just didn't fell like showing up that night? How about if you drove over to the DM place, only for him to say, "You know. I'd rather not tonight."? I work full time as an engineer and am taking graduate classes, which severely limits my free time. If I can make time for my wife and still play D&D, I think anyone can. It's all about budgeting time. Fourth, what is with the statement, "Well I'm a rogue and there weren't any traps ..."? Half of the stuff my character does has nothing to do with my class. Hence, I'm paying attention all of the time. Finally, I really hope he didn't expect that there would be a mass exodus from him group after (a) choosing to not pay attention and skim books and (b) choosing not to show up (even with notice). The best thing is that he and his DM don't have to deal with one another. Personally, it sounds like the DM got the better part of the deal. [/QUOTE]

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