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That reminds me of game with a DM who was a tactical whiz I loved when he was a player because he kept us alive. But as a DM he couldn't help himself and everything we encountered knew how to be tactical even oozes and rats. We used to joke about it that somewhere there was an advanced school of...

I don't dislike your opinion I disagree with your opinion because I have seen players play more than one character successfully many times. My point to your earlier comment that since the DM was the one bringing in new players he obviously could handle it was that sometimes DMs think they can...

None of my players enjoy a TPK they have made that quite clear over the years we have been playing. I don't enjoy a TPK because as you said it usually ruins the campaign. I know as a player i would rather have a DM who fudges when he has created an encounter that is overpowered or no matter how...

I have done this too.

Because I am a masochist is that the answer you are looking for? I mean really are you going to claim that you have never found an encounter, or combat boring? if you haven't then bless you and consider yourself lucky. I think many of us have had an encounter that was not really supposed to be...

Is it metagaming though if it makes sense for the monster to do so? Is it metagaming if you decide that the NPC would rather take the PCs alive then kill them? Maybe there is a valid reason why the monster is taking it easy an in game plot hook. I had situation where my NPC was kicking the...

How judgmental of you many of us have allowed players to have more than one character as a matter of fact we used to regular have dozens of henchmen and minions under the control of PCs. Do you play at this table? Do you know all the circumstances leading up to the the OP playing two characters?

I am giving both the benefit of doubt. I have to say I love how on the forum here if you take the stand that a DM has certain prerogatives like saying what classes can be played you are for DMs and against players but when you say DMs should talk to the players before making an important change...

Of course it is. I don't think I would enjoy a game where the DM played every monster as a tactical whiz just because he is. When I DM I often take in my NPC state of mind. For example in my game dragons rarely fight to the death hurt them bad enough they will try to flee. But I had an...

Right because DM never misjudge their abilities or make mistakes.

I am not going to judge either the player or the DM because there is no way to know the full story. I have played with DMs who can't manage a party bigger than 4. We don't know what is going on completely in that game. Maybe the player is being cranky and demanding, maybe the DM is not running...

Part of the game is feeling like you are in danger and I am not suggesting you fudge hp or dice rolls on a regular basis. But there are times that being so rigid that you miss opportunities to let the players have a cinematic victory or even do something a simple as move the game forward when...

In the situation with the OP the DM it does not sound like the DM sprang a new player on the group without telling them. But it does seem the OP has an issue with it. As I have said repeatedly the DM needs to take his players into consideration when changing things. We don't know the entire...

The DM did end up putting more evil elves in the game and you know what at that point it was anticlimax. The DM had a golden opportunity to allow something awesome to happen in the game you know one of those moments players talk about later. And a chance to reward a player for being patient...

To me this is the kind of thinking that can hurt a game. I will give you an example. I was playing in an Eberron game and the DM gave us all magical weapons or items at character creation mine was a bow that did extra damage to elves. For five levels and months of actual play time we never saw...

Yes I will and have done so. I usually do it when I see the combat starting to drag and the players are starting to be bored.

I think it is natural for people to bring their own experiences "personal baggage" into any discussion because it influences how we all look at things. In my case my personal baggage for example is that over large parties suck at role playing opportunities, often playing with SO in the same game...

Death is always part of the game but in two years no one died when someone was absent. Maybe it is different how we play but in any group no matter the size if you miss a session and there is no way to put your character some place safe then they take the risks. None of us like the whole just...

I have not seen Sneakers in a long time and I have never seen 7 Samurais but in Ghostbusters they may have worn the same equipment but they had different roles. Veckman was the face, another was the expert on science and another on lore so they had things that made them different and stand out...

As a player how I would feel about a new player would be based on many things like how big the group already is. I have never once had a fun role playing experience in a large group. Now I get some people do but I have never found big parties conducive to a game with a lot of role playing. If...