RPGMemes

Even at a paid table, an actual timer would be the last resort.

I get that some players just drag ass, and it can be annoying. But damn, you gotta have a degree of freedom to really think. If one player is dragging ass often enough to be a problem for the table, it's talk time as a first option.

Before a timer, I would even insist on a different character that plays in a more simple way.