From:	Cugel the Clever <cugel@**.NET>
Subject:	Re: Distractions (WAS:Music..)
Date:	Fri, 29 Sep 1995 19:28:27 +01.0

On 28 Sep 95 at 12:36, Gurth wrote:

> Don't count on it... It seems to me many players have a tendency to
> miss less-than-totally-obvious clues :) It would be nice to do,
> though, if you could get it to work...

Yep, you have to spell it out to them from time to time. One group of
players also has a tendency to wait for the GM to come up with a
solution. The first time they were arrested (BTW they got arrested in
a pretty stupid way) they just waited for a magical rescuer. Even when
they were hanged (this was no SR), they kinda waited for the magical
arrow that sliced though the rope :/ . Even after that they still
kinda went along the story-line like meek sheep, and when they once
diverted from the story-line it was firstly a very illogical and
stupid action and secondly only a very short (but costly :> ) detour.
With my other group I don't have these problems, although I use the
same style of play.
Can someone give me some advice how to "activate" those players, and
let them think more for themselves instead of following the GM's
lead?

Thanks in advance,

Martin Steffens (Cugel@**.net / bdi05626@***.rhij.nl)
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