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Tagged with roleplaying group-dynamics
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How to involve a PC who just waits to be talked to?
Our group is running through a campaign setting where, among other things, Inquisitors are universally feared persecutors of magic users. (Shocking and original, I know.)
The GM's girlfriend has just ...
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My group says my roleplaying style is incorrect. How do I roleplay correctly for them?
I'm currently playing in a 5th edition forgotten realms campaign and I keep getting comments on how I don't role-play correctly. My character is a tiefling rogue hellbent on becoming a god but I can't ...
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I want to nerf my character for roleplay purposes, but I fear I might have the "My Guy Syndrome"
I could use some assessment of my current situation. Do you think my current behaviour falls under the My Guy Syndrome and how do I best proceed in this situation?
I have a group of friends with whom ...
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On Role-playing True-to-Canon Elves Despite Fellow Players Promoting Orcs [closed]
While I have read all the 3.5 sourcebooks -- and had some practically memorised, I haven't played that many campaigns. One of the few that I did, I went with a Lawful Neutral Grey Elf Wizard, and as ...
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Roleplay pacing in non-combat situations
I am running the Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus module and my players are taking very long to approach certain situations. To set an example: There is a gate with two guards who are checking ...
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Group with split likes in D&D game: role playing and combat
I'm running a game for 4 people, 1 of which has played D&D before. I have only ran a first session. This session lasted for about 5 or 6 hours, and it seems that it was a lot of fun for them. I ...
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How to best deal with cliques at the table during "downtime"?
How to best deal with cliques at the table during "downtime"?
I'm not the GM, but would like to know what I can say to the GM to help resolve this.
I know that it's natural that some players will ...
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IC conflicts, OC hurt feelings, how did you overcome group conflicts as a player?
I'll try to not go too deep into detail and this might turn into a small rant, so sorry in advance. For easier reading I added some subtitles. ;-)
Here is some context
My group and I (4 players, ...
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How do you balance a group with both charismatic players who enjoy role-playing and introverted players who don't?
I have been involved with RPGs in general for a long time, but have only been involved with tabletop RPGs (like D&D 5e, currently) for a year or so.
In my current game (D&D 5e), I play a ...
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As a player, how can I deal with a fundamentally annoying teammate
I play in my school's D&D club and our first year was last year. During that first year, one of my fellow players rolled a sorcerer with high charisma (17) but low intelligence (8). He ...
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How do I, as a player, encourage my fellow players to role play?
I am a player in a group of 5 +1 dm. Three of them are wonderful, as well as the DM. They role play, provide commentary, and are great sports when it comes to the game.
The last two are a bit more ...
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How can I get people to remember my character's gender?
I really enjoy playing male characters and I'm currently playing a really fun Tabaxi lad! Unfortunately, a lot of my party members (in character) still refer to my character as she/her often. I have a ...
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How to convince players to trust me, as the player, after my character got possessed?
Recently during a session, my wizard was possessed and her personality was changed to to be, as described by the DM, "She's in charge, and doesn't like it when people don't listen to her. She'll do ...
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Is there always a "designated" person to lead/move the party?
After have played only a few session (actually 5 sessions of 2-4 hours) I've noticed something that I found quite strange.
In our group we are 4 players: I (Newbie), A (Experienced), B (Newbie like me)...
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Differing roleplay priorities between players leading to conflict
I've been in a D&D 5e group with some people from my high school for a few weeks. The group started with a simple starter campaign (A Most Potent Brew) and continued with a homebrew campaign ...
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