What should I be doing when my players are RPing conversation? Long story short I’m a DM in a school ttrpg club and I have been saddled (not really the right terminology because we have fun) with a close knit group of RP enthusiasts. 

I have typically been with combat focused groups so this has been an experiment in switching gears for me. However, I wasn’t prepared for their in-character conversation.

These exchanges have lasted up to 10 minutes at a time, with them barely leaving a pause for me to narrate the environment. I don’t know how or when to appropriately insert necessary information, and when I don’t need to, I’m left twiddling my thumbs. This makes me feel kind of useless in a way I’m unaccustomed to.

I’m not sure how to handle this and would appreciate advice.