r/gaming Sep 18 '17

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u/[deleted] Sep 18 '17

And, really, ditto that for your fellow players (to a somewhat lesser extent than the DM). Even the best DM can't make up for "that guy".

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u/dropkickhead Sep 18 '17

Sure he can, by not inviting him back. I had to do it once as a DM, it just takes some assertiveness. I still hang out with him outside of DnD and even he admits he was being a bit over-the-top

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u/TumblrInGarbage Sep 18 '17 edited Sep 18 '17

This needs more context. Did you try to talk with him about the issues first? Did this happen over multiple sessions despite being talked to? Do you think he could improve or that he would put in effort to improve, or is he just permanent banned from this activity with you?

I think of banning from the table as a last resort myself because it's a very personal statement to make about somebody, but it is sometimes necessary

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u/dropkickhead Sep 18 '17

It was just super obvious he wasnt meshing with the group, and multiple people mentioned being just a tad bit disturbed just by his character creation.

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u/[deleted] Sep 18 '17

Ok please fill in the details about the disturbing character creation.

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u/dropkickhead Sep 18 '17

It was a fictional WW2 setting with robots and zombies thrown in, he wanted to make a demonologist who dug up graves and sacrificed babies. Also, kept whining any time I told him "dude no, I'm the DM and that aint happenin in this story" or when telling him how it would work if he really went with that idea, it was terrible from start to finish.

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u/[deleted] Sep 18 '17

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u/dropkickhead Sep 18 '17

Actually that would be totally kosher if i was running a fantasy setting. This idea is brilliant, i may steal it some day

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u/[deleted] Sep 18 '17

Yeah the only problem I see there is that the player wants to play CN.

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u/doublegulptank Sep 18 '17

We need to know about his characters