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<blockquote data-quote="Oryan77" data-source="post: 3993056" data-attributes="member: 18701"><p>I totally know where you're coming from. I can think of several players I used to DM that I felt the same way about. The bad thing is, there's really nothing you'll be able to do besides not playing with her, or dealing with it yourself.</p><p></p><p>I've attempted to steer players gaming style & roleplaying abilities to be more in line with me and other players in the group. Sometimes they really try to "improve", but this is sort of like asking a crackhead to go clean. It sounds good but it's very difficult to change a persons habit. I've never seen it happen to a player and I eventually end up not gaming with them anymore because it's too hard for me to deal with...I'm not a patient person :\ </p><p></p><p>If you're like me, then you'll always be annoyed with her gameplay. But if you are able to deal with her, maybe a short break from the game will help you go easy on her. Take a break from DMing and then see if she still grinds on you. Just remember that she's not really the one with a problem...you are. She's not doing anything wrong, it's just not what you want in your game. Keep that in mind and maybe it'll help you put up with her <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> </p><p></p><p>You could also try to have fun with her quirks. If she expects NPC's to think she's famous, stay in character and have the NPCs be sarcastic towards her, "Ohhhhh, I'm sorry, I didn't know you were <strong>THE</strong> *insert her PC name here*!" If she's being ridiculous, then have NPCs treat her ridiculous. If she complains out of character that she should be famous, just reply with, "well obviously she thinks she's more popular than she really is. Maybe she needs to do more gigs". Her reactions towards that could create some good in-game scenarios for your group.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Oryan77, post: 3993056, member: 18701"] I totally know where you're coming from. I can think of several players I used to DM that I felt the same way about. The bad thing is, there's really nothing you'll be able to do besides not playing with her, or dealing with it yourself. I've attempted to steer players gaming style & roleplaying abilities to be more in line with me and other players in the group. Sometimes they really try to "improve", but this is sort of like asking a crackhead to go clean. It sounds good but it's very difficult to change a persons habit. I've never seen it happen to a player and I eventually end up not gaming with them anymore because it's too hard for me to deal with...I'm not a patient person :\ If you're like me, then you'll always be annoyed with her gameplay. But if you are able to deal with her, maybe a short break from the game will help you go easy on her. Take a break from DMing and then see if she still grinds on you. Just remember that she's not really the one with a problem...you are. She's not doing anything wrong, it's just not what you want in your game. Keep that in mind and maybe it'll help you put up with her :) You could also try to have fun with her quirks. If she expects NPC's to think she's famous, stay in character and have the NPCs be sarcastic towards her, "Ohhhhh, I'm sorry, I didn't know you were [b]THE[/b] *insert her PC name here*!" If she's being ridiculous, then have NPCs treat her ridiculous. If she complains out of character that she should be famous, just reply with, "well obviously she thinks she's more popular than she really is. Maybe she needs to do more gigs". Her reactions towards that could create some good in-game scenarios for your group. [/QUOTE]
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