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Message: <blockquote data-quote="EarthsShadow" data-source="post: 496605" data-attributes="member: 3531">It took me a while but I do remember one time I did boot a player out of one of my games.  He was a brother of one of our regulars, and from the get go he never got into his character, so I already knew that either he would make a decision to leave or I would.  He helped me make up my decision faster when I took one of the players aside because his character was the only one that didn't get drunk and pass out, and therefore he was the only one in the scene, so I took him aside.  A couple minutes later the new guy came into the room and directly told me that I needed to hurry up so he didn't get bored.  He got booted immediately and I had no guilt after making that decision.  I explained why I made the decision and told him that the overall flow of the game and the story comes first, and if one can't handle it, or won't accept it, then they are out, period.  So, when you finally make your decision, take this advice: once you have made up your mind, stick with it and accept it, because you can't take it back.  Accept it and move on, there is no real point in dwelling on something that you can't take back, and if that person can't deal with it after you explain your reasons, so be it, it is that person's problem, not yours.</blockquote>