DM ask for help [Archive] - Wizards Community

DM ask for help [Archive] - Wizards Community

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matrix_king3
05-21-06, 08:33 AM This thread is for DM asking for help and tip:

My players are good players. They play since 3 years (more than me). But there is something I like to see in a game: Roleplaying. Like PCs making friends with a barman or wedding some girl. But its never happen. Do you have some trick to help me about this...
TheRedRobedWizard
05-21-06, 09:56 AM You do realize there's a whole forum for this, right? (ie. Not this one.)

http://boards1.wizards.com/forumdisplay.php?f=24 <--- There. It's called "What's a DM to do?" for gosh sakes. Do people read anymore?

-TRRW
hmmmm
05-21-06, 10:41 AM Yes I have to agree there is an entire forum for this.
Board_Rider
05-21-06, 11:10 AM I'll help.

matrix_king3 there is, in short, little you can do. The actions of the PCs are controlled by the players.

The thing that you can do is make everything as detailed as possible and make the players want to do those roleplaying things. For example, try putting the PCs in charge of a caravan that holds a barons insanely sick daughter who needs to get to a cleric pronto. Stress to the PCs (via the Baron) that they must make haste so that he does not lose his daughter.

On the way set up small skirmishes where the PCs can either run or react diplomaticly to a situation. Stress that combat is not the way to go. Be sure to reward this.

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matrix_king3 05-21-06, 08:33 AM	This thread is for DM asking for help and tip: My players are good players. They play since 3 years (more than me). But there is something I like to see in a game: Roleplaying. Like PCs making friends with a barman or wedding some girl. But its never happen. Do you have some trick to help me about this...
TheRedRobedWizard 05-21-06, 09:56 AM	You do realize there's a whole forum for this, right? (ie. Not this one.) http://boards1.wizards.com/forumdisplay.php?f=24 <--- There. It's called "What's a DM to do?" for gosh sakes. Do people read anymore? -TRRW
hmmmm 05-21-06, 10:41 AM	Yes I have to agree there is an entire forum for this.
Board_Rider 05-21-06, 11:10 AM	I'll help. matrix_king3 there is, in short, little you can do. The actions of the PCs are controlled by the players. The thing that you can do is make everything as detailed as possible and make the players want to do those roleplaying things. For example, try putting the PCs in charge of a caravan that holds a barons insanely sick daughter who needs to get to a cleric pronto. Stress to the PCs (via the Baron) that they must make haste so that he does not lose his daughter. On the way set up small skirmishes where the PCs can either run or react diplomaticly to a situation. Stress that combat is not the way to go. Be sure to reward this.