Part of me loves the “immersive actor stance” as it’s something I introduced years ago to my group. It’s great to see the emotions come out of players taking part in it.

But, same coin, different side: the absolute shit that goes down at the table because of it, the time wasted (!) trying to reel it back in…it’s exhausting and doesn’t always lead down the path you’d hoped. Sometimes, It derails the whole evening because players make everything secret and thus foments real, physical dislike between players. Feelings hurt, game ruined, players at odds (even if just for the evening).

Don’t like that second half at all.