No.  It isn't much better.<br/><br/>This is really critical, Zaer.  I need you to understand it because, otherwise, I cannot run this game with you as the leader.<br/><br/>RP needs to progress naturally.  You need to eschew the idea that I want "roll play" instead of "role play."  You shouldn't roll dice unless I ask you to roll dice, or unless the proposition naturally presents itself (i.e., I want to know the identity of this monster, so I shall roll a knowledge (arcana) check to see if I know what it is).<br/><br/>In the OOC, you should tell me that you want to gather information about rival merchants.  That gives me an opportunity to provide you with an NPC that you can go to that might share that information.  That gives you the opportunity to ask the questions you need answered.  That gives me the opportunity to provide precise answers.<br/><br/>I need you to fight the urge of resolving actions on your own.  I haven't ASKED for checks, so you shouldn't be rolling dice.<br/><br/><strong>NOW</strong>...<br/><br/>I need for different people to do different things.  I don't need one person to do everything.<br/><br/>Right now, I have three groups:<br/><br/>1.  Those who go to the docks--<br/><br/>2.  Those who go to make purchases--<br/><br/>3.  Those who go to cause a distraction.<br/><br/>That's three big things that can be distributed around.