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"Maybe I should be." Of course more often than not, those sorts of responses will come off as snarky, petty and vindictive. That won't help anything. In order to take care of a devious, manipulative player, you need to equally devious and manipulative in turn, but in a completely different...

Just be warned... If you are going to do this, make sure that you are prepared for him to answer, "Yes, I would love to DM!" and for him to be better at DMing than you. Because it could happen.

Out of curiosity... "Grognard", from Wikitionary: ENGLISH Etymology From French grognard (“‘old soldier’”) Noun grognard (plural grognards) An old soldier. (games, slang) Someone who enjoys playing board wargames. (computer games, slang) Inside the computer game development industry, a game...

I, personally, think option 3 will be the simplest, easiest and best option. If we are collectively judging the round, then we should collectively choose the ingredients as well.

A Crabapple Golem:

Hrm... That can can make it easier or more difficult, depending on him. Here's the thing to remember... The DM of a group, like it or not, is the de facto leader. You need the respect, confidence and trust of your players in order to have the authority to make judgments and rulings over what...

Is this guy someone you'd normally consider a good friend outside the game? Or is he just an acquaintance that you happen to game with?

First, a little clarification... Is it the player who is manipulative and devious out of game? Or is it the character that he's playing that's manipulative and devious within the game? It makes a big difference. Also, how is this devious manipulation causing problems?

Not even. If I don't get to use them, I'll post them up as a closing credits "free for all bonus round".

Aw, man... And here I had ingredients all picked out already.

"Here's to alcohol! The cause of -- and solution to -- all of life's problems."

Although, I must say, in the right circumstances i can thoroughly appreciate a thick, campy, stereotypical accent. Just don't overdo it... Use it for occasional emphasis of a character's personality. Constant use of such accents and silly voices can get real old real fast.

It's one of my favorites to use for Star Wars games.

If you're running a modern-ish game, or aren't looking for overtly fantasy-ish names, this one is great. It uses real first and last names from the last US Census. You can adjust it for "obscurity", and generate lists of up to 30 names at a time. At Obscurity 99, you get names like: 1...

Our group likes to call it "semi-casual" gaming.

It's too bad you don't live closer to Chicago... I've got an open seat at my table right now. Lately, my players have taken to humming the theme to the A-Team, every time they kick down a door, and rush in with steel swinging and spells blazing.

You are not alone. I DM for a whole group of gamers who are not too different from you. They just want to hang out with friends, shoot the :):):):) a bit, eat some pizza, drink some beer, run around a dungeon pretending to be wizards and elves, kill monsters and take their stuff. It's like...

Behind the Name: the Etymology and History of First Names is a good one.

THE HAPPIEST PLACE ON EARTH Bianca is the girl with pigtails. She’s a stereotypical spoiled little brat. Reading through the adventure, I kept envisioning her as an older version of "Darla" from the movie Finding Nemo. She doesn’t seem to serve a great deal of purpose in the adventure, other...

My 10 year old daughter is addicted to it. I peeked over her shoulder just to keep an eye on it, but I haven't played it myself, yet.