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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Kzach" data-source="post: 5086584" data-attributes="member: 56189">Since the other thread is a rules/homebrew discussion and will inevitably get thrown there, I figured I'd continue the discussion that started in that thread here.Personally, it's a big pet peeve of mine that people don't pay attention or help out with rules or remind the DM and players of conditions or effects, etc. and prepare for their own turn between turns.Just because the focus isn't on you and your character, doesn't mean you're not part of the game or that you can't contribute. In my opinion, you should be contributing and being helpful throughout the game, not just when your turn comes up.People who text or play games or browse the internet whilst a game is running are being selfish. Especially given that when it comes to their turn, all of a sudden they have a billion questions, don't know their character role or powers, and haven't a clue what's going on in the game.I generally take less than a couple of minutes to have my turn because I pay attention to what's going on, I plan ahead and talk with the other players about potential strategies I can help set up or that I need help setting up. I check rules regarding other people's actions, or actions I want to do on my turn so that nobody is waiting when it comes to my turn.Then Joe takes twenty minutes umming and ahhing over his turn, Bob takes ten minutes, Pete takes ten and the DM another twenty for all the monsters and it's an hour between my two minute turns.Another part of this is knowing the damn rules and character. I'm in one game where one guy asks the same questions EVERY combat. Not just every session, but in every combat within the same session. It's like, Jesus Christ dude, get some meds for your short term memory problems or something <img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/rant.png"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":rant:" title="Rant    :rant:" data-shortname=":rant:" /></blockquote>

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