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Author Topic: How Independent Are Your Players?  (Read 1796 times)

soltakss

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« Reply #15 on: January 05, 2018, 03:30:55 PM »
Some are, some aren't.

What they tend to do is to push the envelope slightly and see what happens. If they get away with it, they'll do it more and more. I'd prefer them to go all-out and do whatever they want, but it has taken over 12 years to get them where they are.
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« Reply #16 on: January 05, 2018, 06:04:22 PM »
Mine have very much wanted mission style play. They have now asked for a roleplay intensive city campaign, and I think are starting to open up to the idea of more sandboxy play. They need to learn how to do it though.

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« Reply #17 on: January 08, 2018, 06:33:24 AM »
I've actually noticed that a single gaming group can go through cycles. There's times when they're looking to be pointed at an adventure, and then there's times when they just jump into something based on their character's interests on their own initiative.

So usually, I plan something to point them to and then get ready to discard it at the drop of a hat.
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