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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Lord Ipplepop" data-source="post: 2892732" data-attributes="member: 39914">I can see how people might feel that the d20 system inhibits role playing; however our group had absolutely no challenge with it at all. Within our group, we have three main players who grew up role playing as opposed to roll playing, and practically insist on opportunities for it. We have two other players who also enjoy the role playing aspect of the game. Added in to the mix are three kids who are just getting comfortable with the system, and are beginning to see how not killing things can be fun, another kid who has no challenge with role playing as long as it doesn't keep us from engaging in combat for more than 5 minutes, and an adult who- last weekend- played her first session, and has absolutely no clue as to what the hell is going on.We recently started a DM converted Temple of Elelmental Evil campaign, and have done relatively few die rolls in the first two sessions. My character is a bard/thief, who also happens to own a few of the caravans that are being ambushed in and around Hommlet. Most of my time is spent attempting to get information as to just what in the name of Odin's Left Kneecap happened to my money. We tend to play Saturdays from 4 until ?, and occasionally Sunday from 12 until ?, every other week. Both sessions of the new campaign, we have had a grand total of one combat situation each session (not including the barfight that a drunk town member started with one of our players that was over too quickly). The rest of the time was spent interacting with the people of Hommlet.I guess this rant is basically saying that if you want to act ,then the D&D system allows you that opportunity. If you want to kick butt and chew bubble gum (whether you are out of bubble gum or not), then you can also accomplish that. It all depends on how the DM runs the game.</blockquote>

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