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<blockquote data-quote="evilbob" data-source="post: 2520500" data-attributes="member: 9789"><p>Sorry: straight-up D&D 3.5e, core + suppliments + a few house rules.</p><p></p><p></p><p>An excellent suggestion, but I really don't want to change the entire playstyle/rule system for just one player - especially when it may conflict with the enjoyment of other players. Also, these characters were born and bread in d20, and I feel they should stay in that universe. Not a bad idea, though.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Another good suggestion, but I'm pretty sure I know what the outcome would be. He would be the star every minute and love it - he doesn't care about challenges, he cares about shining. The other players would most likely notice and never say a word, at least openly - and then they would become unhappy with the game, along with myself for compromising my principles to appease this guy. End result: no one wins but the whiner.</p><p></p><p></p><p>I'm sure it didn't come across well above, but don't get me wrong: these are my friends. On a non-gaming level, this guy is much easier to deal with as long as you can keep a straight face when he's spouting off, and his family members include a long-time pal and my significant other, so there's more to this whole social situation that I thought didn't really necessitate explaining. Suffice to say, it's worth it.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Another constructive idea that I had while posting was to try to establish some kind of rule for immediately tabling rules-discussions mid-play, which will most likely help nip most of the problems in the bud before they become ugly. The problem, though, is that I quite honestly enjoy rules discussions and have at least two players that are quite handy with the rules, and I don't want to completely lose this aspect of the game. (I'm also aware that just singling out this one player and tabling only his discussions may lead to a questioning of why only he is picked on in that way...) Has anyone had experience in this type of maneuver?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="evilbob, post: 2520500, member: 9789"] Sorry: straight-up D&D 3.5e, core + suppliments + a few house rules. An excellent suggestion, but I really don't want to change the entire playstyle/rule system for just one player - especially when it may conflict with the enjoyment of other players. Also, these characters were born and bread in d20, and I feel they should stay in that universe. Not a bad idea, though. Another good suggestion, but I'm pretty sure I know what the outcome would be. He would be the star every minute and love it - he doesn't care about challenges, he cares about shining. The other players would most likely notice and never say a word, at least openly - and then they would become unhappy with the game, along with myself for compromising my principles to appease this guy. End result: no one wins but the whiner. I'm sure it didn't come across well above, but don't get me wrong: these are my friends. On a non-gaming level, this guy is much easier to deal with as long as you can keep a straight face when he's spouting off, and his family members include a long-time pal and my significant other, so there's more to this whole social situation that I thought didn't really necessitate explaining. Suffice to say, it's worth it. Another constructive idea that I had while posting was to try to establish some kind of rule for immediately tabling rules-discussions mid-play, which will most likely help nip most of the problems in the bud before they become ugly. The problem, though, is that I quite honestly enjoy rules discussions and have at least two players that are quite handy with the rules, and I don't want to completely lose this aspect of the game. (I'm also aware that just singling out this one player and tabling only his discussions may lead to a questioning of why only he is picked on in that way...) Has anyone had experience in this type of maneuver? [/QUOTE]
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