Page 524 - Obstruction of Progress

The biggest drawback of story-heavy, character-heavy, and roleplay-heavy groups - no matter how awesome the stories that are created - is that players allow their hands to be tied by their characters. When the only thing creating conflict is in-character belief or morality, roleplayers will often stick to their characters’ guns as long as possible and at the expense of everything else - resisting compromise even more, I think, than in actual, real-life arguments.

But that’s a side-effect of grouping up with roleplayers, and I happen to like roleplayers, so it’s just something you have to deal with every now and again.

DM: I’m all for this. It’s a perfect way to get Fluttershy involved in the session.
Fluttershy: I don’t know…
Princess Luna: Are you sure about this, Twilight Sparkle?
Twilight Sparkle: Uh, well, Fluttershy’s the quietest, gentlest pony I know, so…
Fluttershy: I’m really not sure what to say… I don’t want to waste anyone’s time…
DM: Don’t worry about it. All we’re doing is setting a scene; just stick to your character and roleplay it out.
Fluttershy: …Okay.
Twilight Sparkle: I knock on the door, then.
SFX: (KNOCK! KNOCK!)
Fluttershy: GO AWAY! NO CANDY HERE! VISITORS NOT WELCOME ON NIGHTMARE NIGHT!
Princess Luna: We didn’t realize our royal voice had competition.
Twilight Sparkle: Eheh. Maybe we should be a little less in-character…?