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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Nagol" data-source="post: 6808497" data-attributes="member: 23935">If people aren't enjoying a group activity, by all means discuss with others what you don't like.  It is the responsibility of the outliers in any group to take remedial action.  Roleplaying is a social activity.  A PC can be constructed with traits, but the player needs to understand where the group behavioural expectations lie and colour inside those lines when portraying them.There is a difference between a trait and the action a PC takes because of it.  A player can almost always play true to the trait without blocking the table.  If A is doing something that annoys B and C because of some internal reason ("I'm playing my alignment!/My character wouldn't do that!/I won't hurt animals even if they're imaginary!") then A has to be the prime motivator of any solution because there is a simple in-game solution: leave the annoyance behind.In my group's case, players can bring in anything they want.  But they all understand if the fit with the rest of the PCs is poor they'll likely be without a party and be forcibly retired to NPC status.  Anyone new joining the group is told the expectations up front.  If they are uncomfortable with how the group operates, they can petition for a change, agree to play, or walk away from the table since it is a bad fit.Take the case of two wizards A and B:A liked using AoE damage spells pretty much to the exclusion of other castings.  Words were exchanged.  Eventually, the meleers were done taking more damage from friendly fire than their enemies inflicted and action was taken.  A stopped being a problem for the group.B was another caster.  A one point B tossed a fireball into the melee and after the combat words were exchanged.  B was able to show why he felt it was tactically advantageous in this particular case and the party discussed the parameters for legitimate uses of friendly fire.  B went on to have a long career in the group.Same player played A and B.</blockquote>

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