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<blockquote data-quote="Meech17" data-source="post: 9299144" data-attributes="member: 7044459">I like roleplaying, and I try to talk to my players in character, with the hope that they will do the same. My table is mostly new players so they are mixed on it. I do find this helps. I'll ask them upfront &quot;What are you hoping to convey with this message? What are you trying to pick up from this conversation?&quot; And on the flip side if I feel like they're struggling with an NPC because maybe my acting is poor, or perhaps they just don't catch certain clues I will sometimes break the wall and say &quot;You get the feeling that this NPC feels like X&quot; There can be this weird thing in TTRPGs where charisma is the only skill you have to have in order for your character to have it. A dumb person can play a brilliant wizard or a weak person could play a hulking barbarian with good rolls, but we sometimes expect the less outgoing person to rely on their communications skills rather than their character's.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Meech17, post: 9299144, member: 7044459"] I like roleplaying, and I try to talk to my players in character, with the hope that they will do the same. My table is mostly new players so they are mixed on it. I do find this helps. I'll ask them upfront "What are you hoping to convey with this message? What are you trying to pick up from this conversation?" And on the flip side if I feel like they're struggling with an NPC because maybe my acting is poor, or perhaps they just don't catch certain clues I will sometimes break the wall and say "You get the feeling that this NPC feels like X" There can be this weird thing in TTRPGs where charisma is the only skill you have to have in order for your character to have it. A dumb person can play a brilliant wizard or a weak person could play a hulking barbarian with good rolls, but we sometimes expect the less outgoing person to rely on their communications skills rather than their character's. [/QUOTE]

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