Yes.
I do allow players that don't want to role play or don't have the ability to role play and want to be dull, boring and robotic to say the basic "I ask the gate guard to pass" with no ill effects.
BUT they do have to put forth a basic effort of "sounding good" and "not saying anything dumb".
I really hate when players use modern speak "What up gate guard man, bru, can I like EZ-pass!", and on a good day you will be lucky to get like only a -5.
I do encourage players to role play and speak in character and even more so use words/phrases from game books/novels and my own homebrewed words/phrases. Players that do so get great rewards in many ways, not just a plus.
And any player that whines they "don't want to role play" gets a laugh from me, with a barb of "oh, but I thought all you players loved to "improv"? Well, have at it!"
I do allow players that don't want to role play or don't have the ability to role play and want to be dull, boring and robotic to say the basic "I ask the gate guard to pass" with no ill effects.
BUT they do have to put forth a basic effort of "sounding good" and "not saying anything dumb".
I really hate when players use modern speak "What up gate guard man, bru, can I like EZ-pass!", and on a good day you will be lucky to get like only a -5.
I do encourage players to role play and speak in character and even more so use words/phrases from game books/novels and my own homebrewed words/phrases. Players that do so get great rewards in many ways, not just a plus.
And any player that whines they "don't want to role play" gets a laugh from me, with a barb of "oh, but I thought all you players loved to "improv"? Well, have at it!"