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Message: <blockquote data-quote="N'raac" data-source="post: 6144829" data-attributes="member: 6681948">Why do I picture Sarah in Knights of the Dinner Table? I think the problem is that she is the "odd man out".  She wants more story-based, social skills, skill challenge play.  The rest of the table, it seems, does not.  And their playstyle has been "the game" for how many years?  In my games, there is more of a balance, but in my games storming the city gates is likely to be fatal - a small band of adventurers isn't powerful enough to take on a city, or a castle, and many problems cannot be solved by combat.If you're going to insist that the game you and your players have enjoyed for years change markely to accommodate her playstyle, I expect you will be accused of favortism.  I'd also think that may be fair - would you be arguing for similar changes to the group playstyle if the new player were not your girlfriend?  Or would you suggest this new player with a very different playstyle, and a very different expectation for the game itself, might be better off finding a more compatible gaming group?  It also sounds like you'd like a more balanced game, so maybe that means you both need a new group.  Or maybe you nee a group with a more balanced playstyle where you can game together, and this combat-centric group remains the "boys night out" group.</blockquote>