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<blockquote data-quote="ColonelHardisson" data-source="post: 894713" data-attributes="member: 363">You're being hyperbolic. I'm not saying they should be &quot;clones&quot; of each other - never even suggested such a thing. I'm saying that when one player's &quot;roleplaying&quot; leaves the rest of the party in the lurch, that that player may well find him or herself out in the cold, IC and OOC. When the other PCs give that PC a blanket party, as suggested above, call that roleplaying also - it's always interesting to see party dynamics manifest themselves.The point of the game is more than just roleplaying, let's remember. The complexity of the combat system in most RPGs suggests that a lot of players enjoy beating up monsters and taking their stuff about as much as, if not more than, flexing their thespian muscles. The inaction of one makes that tougher than it should be, and can lessen the enjoyment had by the others. Perhaps the one player should lighten up in regards to his thespianism, and try to help the other players have a good time also.EDITED to add a clarifying sentence.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ColonelHardisson, post: 894713, member: 363"] You're being hyperbolic. I'm not saying they should be "clones" of each other - never even suggested such a thing. I'm saying that when one player's "roleplaying" leaves the rest of the party in the lurch, that that player may well find him or herself out in the cold, IC and OOC. When the other PCs give that PC a blanket party, as suggested above, call that roleplaying also - it's always interesting to see party dynamics manifest themselves. The point of the game is more than just roleplaying, let's remember. The complexity of the combat system in most RPGs suggests that a lot of players enjoy beating up monsters and taking their stuff about as much as, if not more than, flexing their thespian muscles. The inaction of one makes that tougher than it should be, and can lessen the enjoyment had by the others. Perhaps the one player should lighten up in regards to his thespianism, and try to help the other players have a good time also. EDITED to add a clarifying sentence. [/QUOTE]

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