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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Zaruthustran" data-source="post: 1240635" data-attributes="member: 1457">AMEN.But it doesn't help Dunjin's situation. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />Dunjin, I'd try:1. Asking her (and others) to sketch their character's appearance, or describe their character's appearance and basic behavior (use the DMG NPC traits). This can as simple as asking "If this game were a movie, which actor or actress would you cast to play your character?" What this does is get the players to come up with a mental image of the character, makes that character more real and thus easier to identify with.2. Engaging her character with NPCs. What this does is make the player think "how would my character respond"? 3. Hanging out with her outside of the game (coffee shop or other casual nongame social situation) and encouraging her to come up with a very basic backstory. A little thought and imagination goes a long way.4. Encouraging her boyfriend to rent and watch a classic fantasy movie with her, like Princess Bride, Robin Hood, Pirates of the Carribbean, or Ladyhawk. If a player sees other fantasy characters, he or she is better able to imagine his or her own character.If none of the above works don't sweat it. I'm sure the boyfriend is secure enough that he can deal with being seperated from his girlfriend for the 4-10 hours of a typical game session. If not, well, I'd worry more about your buddy than his girl. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />-z</blockquote>

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