D&D General Advise for A Mates Harry Potter/Dnd Hybrid RPG in which Albus and Scorpius persuaded Delphini not to change history so that Voldemort wins

[FrozenNorth]

The 3 new players don't mind the course the existing party has taken, their simply having their characters/Rose Granger, Edward Lupin and Varni Greyback, do what they think they'd do in this situation

Then the solution is simple. Tell the players to choose new characters that are OK with the proposed course of action.

This should be particularly easy as the characters are brand new and aren’t as integrated into the story.

 

[FrozenNorth]

The DM seems to be repeatedly banging their head against a wall then complaining about a headache.

 

[DarkCrisis]

I couldnt even finish reading Cursed Child it was so bad.

Author idea: "What if I turn Harry into an awful father and all around arsehole?" "I am very smart and good at writing."

 

[pukunui]

The 3 new players don't mind the course the existing party has taken, their simply having their characters/Rose Granger, Edward Lupin and Varni Greyback, do what they think they'd do in this situation

“I’m just doing what my character would do” is code for “I’m not a team player”.

I nip it in the bud by making sure the players all make characters who want to go on the adventure instead of doing their own thing. I’ve had too many bad experiences with uncooperative / contrary players in the past. In fact, I’ve been that player in the past, and I regret it deeply.

 

[Ancalagon]

I couldnt even finish reading Cursed Child it was so bad.

Author idea: "What if I turn Harry into an awful father and all around arsehole?" "I am very smart and good at writing."

I haven't read it because I refuse to give the author a single penny

 

[Ancalagon]

“I’m just doing what my character would do” is code for “I’m not a team player”.

I nip it in the bud by making sure the players all make characters who want to go on the adventure instead of doing their own thing. I’ve had too many bad experiences with uncooperative / contrary players in the past. In fact, I’ve been that player in the past, and I regret it deeply.

I also think that this is a good illustration that while playing a character inspired by a movie/book/etc character is fine, doing that in the story the character came from can be challenging, even counter productive.

 

[Charlaquin]

I haven't read it because I refuse to give the author a single penny

Joanne didn’t write it. I mean, I still think not buying it is a good policy, just clarifying that point.

 

[bedir than]

Joanne didn’t write it. I mean, I still think not buying it is a good policy, just clarifying that point.

She's listed as an author on the story, but not the play

 

[Lanefan]

It's very rare to be able to fix a game that's falling apart by doubling the size of the table

Well, I dunno - it matches my old M:tG strategy, which always boiled down to "When in doubt, add more [creatures]".

I have to say, this whole game sounds chaotic as hell, which with the right crew of people can be a huge amount of fun.