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Root beer or other non-alcoholic beer is acceptable.

And a DM saying "Well, Person A can do this, but Person B can't" in regards to personal behavior would be a major distraction to me. Heck, as the DM, it's confusing enough to keep the game's rules straight. ;) To put it another way, I'm not distrusting you, I'm choosing to not trust anyone...

Well, kudos to you! I'm glad your group is having fun. Others have not had fun with that sort of thing, and it's busted them apart. So it goes, so it goes. There's a lot of it going around, some more apparent than others. Personally, in past editions, I was never that convinced that a...

Ok, then that might be a problem. I can only suggest you educate yourself.

The psion leaves the monk trapped in a prison inside the monk's own mind!

We probably all should, it's a hot button issue I just don't see being resolved. I don't know that I truly believe anything I say will serve any real purpose no matter what I say. And I know I wouldn't get along well with a DM or player who was so uptight that they wouldn't accept my...

Well, you're still not allowed to be an ass at the game, but there's already enough argument over that which I can't avoid, that I prefer to take as many points of conflict out of it as possible. Drinking, among others, is one I can avoid. And for what it's worth, I do know folks who ban...

Saying this tells me one thing...you think people are being disliked. That's not the case. It's not that simple. All I'm seeing is that you're not getting what I've said. Because not everybody has the same idea of what's reasonable or not, so rather than engage in what I see as fruitless...

Absolutely, but what can I do? I've found people to be less than responsive to the suggestion of "Hey, you have a drinking problem" so I go with what I can control, which is the slightly less offensive "Nobody gets to drink" which at least doesn't single anyone out. That way I don't feel...

When there's someone who doesn't know them already, I make my conditions known in advance, and ask them if they have any. I even ask if all the other players are aware. I even prefer to have it in writing along with the precis of the game itself(setting, allowed rule books, character...

I wouldn't disagree that it can be disproportionate at times, it is a sledgehammer of a solution, no argument here. Well, so far I haven't been able to achieve better results that way. Obviously, you may have achieved such on your own, but I can only commend you for your fortune. Well, I...

As a rule, I don't go to such restaurants, but when I do, I'm not dining with those people, and if there is a problem with them, it's the staff of the restaurant's problem to deal with, not mine. If the restaurant doesn't handle it well, I don't come back. That said, I explicitly don't go to...

In addition to e-mailing maps to people, I'd put some (not all) up on a web or image host somewhere, as some people won't get the e-mail, or will lose it, and having a URL you can provide when asked. I don't know if Vent has an IM option, but if it doesn't you might want to find one to use.

It's not hate, any more than say, not wanting people to play with dangerous fireworks is hate. I consider it prudence. There may be people who can handle a drink or two. Others cannot. Others can't stop, and resent being told that they've had enough, or that they're causing problems. And...

Ah, I see. Well then, I will say that I do not consider the problem to be, at its root, anything other than "people who can't keep their personal problems from interfering with the game" but I have found I am unable to deal with the root of the problem, so my response is at another level. I...

Try not to be so derogatory, please. You can disagree without making characterizations like this. Me, my experiences has been that that kind of rule, while strict, is far more effective than me asking someone to not bring their personal problems into a game. That, I've found, is highly...

What scale? 15, 25, 28, 32? Are they going up to 36 or 40? 54 even? :p

I don't believe in the no-win scenario. Except, of course, in Paranoia, because the Computer must never lose.

Except the thing is, I don't want to judge someone's character. That's what my no-goes are about, avoiding such decisions, since I'd rather not spend my time evaluating folks to determine their degree of personal responsibility, I'll just avoid those things that I have found tend to lead to issues.

Well, if you like, you can think of it that way, it's the same principle involved. I just find that far too often, sadly, they can't. So for my own sanity and enjoyment I let them know folks know, there's no hard feelings, but it just won't work with me. Sometimes one of them leaves...