Questions tagged [problem-players]
For questions about participants in an RPG who, for whatever reason, contribute to the difficulty of running the game. (See also: the [problem-gm] tag.)
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I have a character that has a godly wolf pet, but it makes up his whole identity. Does anyone know a way to kill the wolf without making him angry? [closed]
I need a monster to kill the wolf, or a really good reason why to get rid of the wolf. I hope you guys have any suggestions.
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Should I let a player go because of their inability to handle setbacks?
So I'm running Troubles in Otari after my party finished the Beginner Box, and the party were utterly defeated.
etc., trying to make their lives having had meaning, and then I got different reactions ...
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How do I prevent a problem with a player/character that has a history of doing whatever they think is funniest if my character doesn't know that? [duplicate]
Basically, I'm in a group with someone I've played with before, but my character has never met. This player has in the past cast shatter on a cave ceiling while everyone except for him was inside the ...
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How should I end a campaign only the passive players are enjoying?
I was having a blast with my first campaign, but things got out of hand.
Four players in total: three were active and one was passive.
Until one active player got in an accident and quit, so I brought ...
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How do you keep the horror spooky when your players are a bunch of goofballs?
I've been out of the Call of Cthulhu game for a while, because when I run games, my players are just constantly cracking jokes and derailing the game with references and wisecracks. We have fun, of ...
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How can I deal with a player that won't stop adding extras to their character?
I've been running a D&D campaign, and I've got a problem player (I'll call him Archel) who keeps adding extra features or unknown backstory points to his character.
For example: a few sessions ago,...
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Trolls crashing an online-game
The open-for-all on-line play-by-post RPG runs well for about two years. Then, out of nowhere, an army of trolls (the internet version, not the fantasy one) appears (examples defamiliarized):
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New players' characters are not adventurous and are often insulting
I'm a new GM with new players and we are having some friction in our game that I would like some ideas for reducing. We have finished Lost Mines of Phandelver, tried a side quest that didn't go well, ...
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How can I reengage in a session when I've disengaged because of ADD?
I'm in an online, voice-only Pathfinder 2e game. I'm having a lot of fun... But when the party gets in discussions about which from among a number of options to take (do we kill the bandit leader? ...
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What can I do about a fellow player who forgets his class features and metagames?
I need advice on how to handle the behavior of a fellow PC.
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Our group formed about 4 Months ago, we are 4PCs + 1DM. We are playing D&D 5e Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden. Our DM ...
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How to involve a PC who just waits to be talked to?
Our group is running through a campaign setting where, among other things, Inquisitors are universally feared persecutors of magic users. (Shocking and original, I know.)
The GM's girlfriend has just ...
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How to deal with an enthusiastic new player who's interrupting others? aka, How to gently teach "improv etiquette"?
(Preamble: I recognize "just talk to her" is the default right answer for questions like this, but since the transgression is really small and the player is really new, I'm specifically ...
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How can I deal with a bigot who's playing a murderhobo? [duplicate]
I'd like to half-vent, half-ask a question here.
I've been playing in a campaign at a local gaming cafe. Each mini-campaign is 5 weeks. This player in particular is rather new, which may explain some ...
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Player does crazy elaborate things, without the GM knowing where it will lead
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System is CoC, the game is a multi year long campaign, set in the 1920s.
The Players character has a chemistry and firework background. The character has no strong weapon/...
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How can I get my PCs to stop harassing this character from Dragon of Icespire Peak that isn't supposed to do anything no matter what they do?
We're playing the Dragon of Icespire Peak adventure (from the Essentials Kit).
My PCs are trying to get Adabra Gwynn in the Umbrage Hill Quest to come to Phandalin with them, and they are very ...
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