So right be fore the start of the Sunday game, one player handed out the character drawings she had made for each player character. Everything was fine, until she got to Edward. She drew Edwards character, Eldon the Elf, with glasses. Ed complained about this and started to make a scene. As it was before the game I took no action. Edward was mostly settled down by the time the game started. But it's not the first time Edward has complained about his characters glasses, and I don't want this to be a problem.
So Edwards character, Eldron the Elf, is an elven fighter/wizard. He likes to detect magic a lot. So a couple weeks ago, his character found a pair of Spectacles of Magic Detecting. So, now while wearing the glasses his character can detect magic at will.
Except Edward hates glasses. Specifically he will complain that his elven fighter/wizard "looks dumb" wearing glasses.
So this is not a mechanical problem. My house rules are harsh about characters having items get knocked off, grabbed, lost, stolen, or destroyed. So Edward is very careful to not adventure or get in combat with the glasses. It does come up in role play though. He will keep the glasses on his character, so he can use them, but then gets upset if another player or myself mentions the glasses in-character. Then Edward can be upset for hours, disrupting the game play.
So Edward is an early 20 something, and I don't know him at all. His group came to me and asked for me to DM for them. I don't know him outside of the game, and don't have much of a way to "talk" to him. We are generations apart, so we don't hang out. And he does not wear glasses.
My standard solution for this type of thing would just to take away the glasses in-game and, maybe, give him a replacement Headband of Magic Detecting...and not say anything about it. Though I wonder if others have had a problem like this? What else could be done? Anyone have any idea why the glasses on his fictional character bothers him so much?
So Edwards character, Eldron the Elf, is an elven fighter/wizard. He likes to detect magic a lot. So a couple weeks ago, his character found a pair of Spectacles of Magic Detecting. So, now while wearing the glasses his character can detect magic at will.
Except Edward hates glasses. Specifically he will complain that his elven fighter/wizard "looks dumb" wearing glasses.
So this is not a mechanical problem. My house rules are harsh about characters having items get knocked off, grabbed, lost, stolen, or destroyed. So Edward is very careful to not adventure or get in combat with the glasses. It does come up in role play though. He will keep the glasses on his character, so he can use them, but then gets upset if another player or myself mentions the glasses in-character. Then Edward can be upset for hours, disrupting the game play.
So Edward is an early 20 something, and I don't know him at all. His group came to me and asked for me to DM for them. I don't know him outside of the game, and don't have much of a way to "talk" to him. We are generations apart, so we don't hang out. And he does not wear glasses.
My standard solution for this type of thing would just to take away the glasses in-game and, maybe, give him a replacement Headband of Magic Detecting...and not say anything about it. Though I wonder if others have had a problem like this? What else could be done? Anyone have any idea why the glasses on his fictional character bothers him so much?