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@Printdevil The idea of "the party" to mean a group of adventurers appeared in fantasy fiction before it appeared in gaming materials:

"The party went along... and they told stories"

One of the things that made me hesitate is that the pronoun would usually be plural "they" rather than singular "it".

So long as you avoid the pronoun, singular works fine:

"The party arrives at the inn and orders beer."

But if you want to use a pronoun you have to go plural:

"The party arrive at the inn. They order beer."

You wouldn't say, "it orders beer"?

#Grammar #question :

When using "the party" in the sense of "the group of adventurers", should it accord with a singular or plural verb?

If you have an example, please support your view with a quote from #literature or a #RPG book in the comments.

#TTRPG #writing #askfedi