Ok, the DM is usually encouraged to give each NPC speech patterns, hand gestures, facial expressions. Helps the characters keep the NPCs memorable & distinct. Our current DM isn't half bad at it...above average.
In my group we had a player who was pretty good at accents. People like it for 5 mins, tolerate it for 10-15 minutes then find it irritating if carried on for more than that.
I'd think this would be a great things to bring to their characters. I love it when people go out of their way to be someone else; though it does take more than just an accent.
Am I stuck with a bunch of gamers who aren't role-players? Does having an accent mean you are "role playing"?
You don't have to be an actor to be a role player. Being a role player can also mean being a storyteller, and many people prefer to do it this way - describing the character, what they do and say, and how, rather than performing as the character. Usually there's a bit of both, and that balance is part of finding the right group to play with.When a player is constantly hamming it up and hogging the spotlight, it does get annoying. On the other hand if you can't tell the difference between Dave and Davor the Destroyer, that player can be a bit of a drag. If you as a DM are always trying to figure out what is being said in character and what is just table banter, that can be annoying.
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Ok, the DM is usually encouraged to give each NPC speech patterns, hand gestures, facial expressions. Helps the characters keep the NPCs memorable & distinct. Our current DM isn't half bad at it...above average.
In my group we had a player who was pretty good at accents. People like it for 5 mins, tolerate it for 10-15 minutes then find it irritating if carried on for more than that.
I'd think this would be a great things to bring to their characters. I love it when people go out of their way to be someone else; though it does take more than just an accent.
Am I stuck with a bunch of gamers who aren't role-players? Does having an accent mean you are "role playing"?
You don't have to be an actor to be a role player. Being a role player can also mean being a storyteller, and many people prefer to do it this way - describing the character, what they do and say, and how, rather than performing as the character. Usually there's a bit of both, and that balance is part of finding the right group to play with.When a player is constantly hamming it up and hogging the spotlight, it does get annoying. On the other hand if you can't tell the difference between Dave and Davor the Destroyer, that player can be a bit of a drag. If you as a DM are always trying to figure out what is being said in character and what is just table banter, that can be annoying.