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<blockquote data-quote="doctorhook" data-source="post: 4356334" data-attributes="member: 58401">This.Recruiting new players is relatively easy, especially compared to dealing with a problem player. You'll spare yourself a ton of trouble, I imagine, by simply saying, &quot;Look, bud, I don't think you'd be a good fit for the group.&quot; Definitely don't tolerate any horsecrap if he tries to bully his way into your group, or even manipulate other players out of it; you know there's nothing wrong with the flavour of game you're looking to play.Instead, look to see if any of your other player have friends or siblings with a nerdy streak. You might be surprised at some of the people willing to try D&amp;D, if you &quot;sell&quot; it to them right. Confessions of a Part-Time Sorceress is a great book, not just for female gamers but also DMs looking to recruit; it points out a lot of the appealing aspects of D&amp;D, including factors often ignored or forgotten by male gamers. If you're trying to recruit a guy, I recommend you play-up how fun it is to hang around with friends and enjoy a casual game together, while with girls you can either do that or just loan them the aforementioned book. (All the non-gamer girls I've &quot;seeded&quot; with it have returned it to me enthusiastic about playing.)Anyway, good luck, and like Delta said, don't waste your time on someone you're not going to get along with.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="doctorhook, post: 4356334, member: 58401"] This. Recruiting new players is relatively easy, especially compared to dealing with a problem player. You'll spare yourself a ton of trouble, I imagine, by simply saying, "Look, bud, I don't think you'd be a good fit for the group." Definitely don't tolerate any horsecrap if he tries to bully his way into your group, or even manipulate other players out of it; you know there's nothing wrong with the flavour of game you're looking to play. Instead, look to see if any of your other player have friends or siblings with a nerdy streak. You might be surprised at some of the people willing to try D&D, if you "sell" it to them right. [i]Confessions of a Part-Time Sorceress[/i] is a great book, not just for female gamers but also DMs looking to recruit; it points out a lot of the appealing aspects of D&D, including factors often ignored or forgotten by male gamers. If you're trying to recruit a guy, I recommend you play-up how fun it is to hang around with friends and enjoy a casual game together, while with girls you can either do that or just loan them the aforementioned book. (All the non-gamer girls I've "seeded" with it have returned it to me enthusiastic about playing.) Anyway, good luck, and like Delta said, don't waste your time on someone you're not going to get along with. [/QUOTE]

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