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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Brother MacLaren" data-source="post: 4009364" data-attributes="member: 15999">Heh.  I also think letting the player of an inactive PC run a monster or NPC could be cool.In the very best campaign I've been in (MarauderX's), the players care about what the other PCs do, root for the other PCs, and *do* appreciate watching the story unfold.  It's like if you're an actor on a really good show, you'll enjoy watching the scenes that you aren't in -- as long as the spotlight comes around to you sometimes.  We all sat around and watched the arcane trickster do her bodyhopping Sneak Attacking slaughter.  It was great fun to watch.  We were all basically inactive (stupid Black Tentacles) while the bard fought a death knight and two liches.  Watching that scene play out was just incredible.  The other players had nothing to do except watch when my druid destroyed an army with Control Winds, but I think they enjoyed the scene.  And the rogues have had scenes on their own that are sometimes fun to watch for the awesomeness, and sometimes for the sheer gall.  In that group, nobody would ever walk away from the table if their PC was incapacitated.But in other games, I can see the value in "Hey, here's something else you can do while your PC is out of the action."  Not only for Paralysis/Stun, but for times when the rogue is off scouting on his own.  Hand the minis and stats for the bugbear guards to the other players... "Roll Spot checks."</blockquote>

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