What are your player behavior rules in F2F games?

[Jd Smith1]

My new player vetting thread is drifting a little, so I thought I would start this thread.

In face to face games, what are your rules regarding player behavior?

Mine, currently are:
1) No smoking indoors. (nobody smokes anymore, but its still in place).
2) No drinking.
3) No attacking other players.
4) No using pets to attack other players, even if it is your house.
5) No inciting or bribing children to attack other players, even if they're your kids.
6) Play your own gender.
7) Pants are required.
8) Verbal abuse should be kept short and to the point. If the GM says to let it go, let it go.
9) Movie quotes, especially Monty Python, are to be kept to a couple exchanges.
10) Announce 'warning', at which time the air spray should be hastily passed to you, before farting. Better still, go outside.

 

[R_J_K75]

My new player vetting thread is drifting a little, so I thought I would start this thread.

In face to face games, what are your rules regarding player behavior?

Mine, currently are:
1) No smoking indoors. (nobody smokes anymore, but its still in place).
2) No drinking.
3) No attacking other players.
4) No using pets to attack other players, even if it is your house.
5) No inciting or bribing children to attack other players, even if they're your kids.
6) Play your own gender.
7) Pants are required.
8) Verbal abuse should be kept short and to the point. If the GM says to let it go, let it go.
9) Movie quotes, especially Monty Python, are to be kept to a couple exchanges.
10) Announce 'warning', at which time the air spray should be hastily passed to you, before farting. Better still, go outside.

The opposite of 1-10 (except 5 & 7, and even 7 is questionable depending on present company) is everything we do at our table and is what makes it fun. No one ever calls warning, in fact the deadlier the better, hopefully you save versus death. 8, if you heard the way we talk to each other you'd ask...you guys are friends? 9 can get annoying if its beat to death, so I kind of agree.

The one thing I cant stand is cell phones (put them away), or someone asking to turn the hockey/football game on, not happening.

This is why I don't play with anyone I don't know anymore. If I did, I'd be up front, if you act like that much of an idiot you're getting thrown out. I'm not toning down my game to accommodate some person I don't know, accept it or don't play.

EDIT: Think we both forgot the most important thing.

11) Have fun...

 

[Jd Smith1]

The opposite of 1-10 (except 5 & 7, and even 7 is questionable depending on present company) is everything we do at our table and is what makes it fun. No one ever calls warning, in fact the deadlier the better, hopefully you save versus death. 8, if you heard the way we talk to each other you'd ask...you guys are friends? 9 can get annoying if its beat to death, so I kind of agree.

The one thing I cant stand is cell phones (put them away), or someone asking to turn the hockey/football game on, not happening.

This is why I don't play with anyone I don't know anymore. If I did, I'd be up front, if you act like that much of an idiot you're getting thrown out. I'm not toning down my game to accommodate some person I don't know, accept it or don't play.

EDIT: Think we both forgot the most important thing.

11) Have fun...

I think we agree on 8, but the rule is not to waste excessive amounts of time on it: be concise. #10 is because of the need for year-round climate control. We have some guys who can do things that violate international law, and we're gathered at three tables pushed together.

 

[R_J_K75]

I think we agree on 8, but the rule is not to waste excessive amounts of time on it: be concise. #10 is because of the need for year-round climate control. We have some guys who can do things that violate international law, and we're gathered at three tables pushed together.

Oh I understand totally, its just the people in our group are near neolithic at times. A player once cleared the room sending everyone running for their lives. After we came back over 5 minutes later it was still there, that thing had massive hang time. Im convinced they had a stinking cloud spell memorized that day.

 

[Jd Smith1]

Oh I understand totally, its just the people in our group are near neolithic at times. A player once cleared the room sending everyone running for their lives. After we came back over 5 minutes later it was still there, that thing had massive hang time. Im convinced they had a stinking cloud spell memorized that day.

Primitive is good.

 

[TheSword]

My new player vetting thread is drifting a little, so I thought I would start this thread.

In face to face games, what are your rules regarding player behavior?

Mine, currently are:
1) No smoking indoors. (nobody smokes anymore, but its still in place).
2) No drinking.
3) No attacking other players.
4) No using pets to attack other players, even if it is your house.
5) No inciting or bribing children to attack other players, even if they're your kids.
6) Play your own gender.
7) Pants are required.
8) Verbal abuse should be kept short and to the point. If the GM says to let it go, let it go.
9) Movie quotes, especially Monty Python, are to be kept to a couple exchanges.
10) Announce 'warning', at which time the air spray should be hastily passed to you, before farting. Better still, go outside.

I can practically see the testosterone oozing out of this list.

Why on earth would you ban female player characters? It’s not as if men need to put on feminine voices to play a woman in a game? Listen to any quality audiobook narrated by a male. I’m bemused.

 

[TheSword]

There is only one player rule that matters for us (as apposed to character house rules and the like)... that is... don’t Press the left hand button!

 

[ccs]

3) No attacking other players.
4) No using pets to attack other players, even if it is your house.
5) No inciting or bribing children to attack other players, even if they're your kids.

That you need these as rules is... disturbing.

 

[Jd Smith1]

That you need these as rules is... disturbing.

You never rough-house with your friends? Play contact sports?

 

[ccs]

You never rough-house with your friends? Play contact sports?

Not during D&D time.
We're pretty sedentary creatures - once we sit down to game the only reason to stand up is to use the bathroom, step out for a smoke, get more food/drink, or get/set up some gaming supply (miniatures usually). I suppose, depending upon where we play, let the dog in/out could be on that list.