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Min-maxing and racial ability score adjustments

Started by jhkim, September 26, 2022, 04:43:19 PM

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October 13, 2022, 06:00:05 AM
Quote from: mAcular Chaotic on October 12, 2022, 07:11:02 PM
Yes. I'll bring in parts of their backstory and make the current quest about them in some way, that sort of thing.

Or I'll make it easier to handle a lot of the mechanical stuff, but get excuses about why it's too much even though I'm now handling it for them so it doesn't even make sense.

I've tried offering in-game rewards (more XP, etc) for getting more involved and had them dig in their heels and practically go out of their way to not seek it.

Often they will SAY they want to be in the game, that they feel unengaged and there isn't anything really grabbing them, but they will resist every step of the way trying to get them more engaged. I will offer to let them drop but they will say they want to stay in the game. But they'll stay and then refuse to do the rest.

Some just have very clear desires and know what they want; like one player that just says they want D&D to just be the time they show up and turn their brain off, hang out, and leave. And he resists attempts to make it more than that. At least he's conscious of it though. Others, go through the song and dance I described above. I just don't see any chance of any of these types to "evolve", but if you guys somehow did it I want to know.

Passive Aggressive whiners and Beer 'n Pretzels hangers-on are just part of the territory. You do your best, stop listening to their chatter until they show they really mean it, and carry on. You are the emcee, MC, master of ceremonies, your job is to keep the show going without drama dragging it into a ditch.

And here's the funny part: sometimes this lack of spotlight, casual acceptance near dismissal, does the trick. Sometimes 'a watched pot never boils'. Like the quiet ones in a classroom who are really listening but show it rarely -- they need their space to surprise you as you are busy elsewhere.
Just make your fuckin\' guy and roll the dice, you pricks. Focus on what\'s interesting, not what gives you the biggest randomly generated virtual penis.  -- J Arcane
 
You know, people keep comparing non-TSR D&D to deck-building in Magic: the Gathering. But maybe it\'s more like Katamari Damacy. You keep sticking shit on your characters until they are big enough to be a star.
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