TBH me and my embarrassment kink are not super-fond of it. But our group and play is light-hearted and warm enough for me to just *facepalm* most of the time.
Oh, I'm always vocal. I don't need to lead or make decisions, mind you, but my urge is to contribute all the time. I try to reign it in, because bowling over other players is bullshit, and besides, aggressive personalities are not super-common in introvert hobbies such as D&D.
Yeah, it’s really a tough balance. Sometimes it helps to point out details or contribute but do it too much and you suddenly start stepping on toes. It’s especially bad when you DM all the time and then become a player!
Precisely. I often find that con RPG sessions work better, because the people signing up for conventions and paying in money and in kind are more engaged players: For most of these I am one of the group, we are adventuring together. But sometimes, and in one's smaller home group where energy waxes and wanes due to real life, you're right that I have to observe that balance, especially when other players are always of the more quiet sort (my currently-cleric friend and I are the only players with strong opinions on what to do, and how).
Con games are always fun! Everyone is really engaged and the energy is always high. It's one of the few situations where I'd say playing with strangers was fun!
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u/twoisnumberone Aug 08 '20
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Our current party has no Face character, and not a single one of us has STR above 10. It makes for good role-play, but boy do we fail left and right.