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<blockquote data-quote="Jeff Wilder" data-source="post: 4460828" data-attributes="member: 5122">I've only skimmed the thread, reading maybe a quarter of the posts, but has the OP mentioned the age of the player?&nbsp; If she's young, maybe it's just a matter of waiting.When I first began playing D&amp;D, I cheated.&nbsp; Not so much at the table, but (even worse) away from the table.&nbsp; I'd up my PCs' ability scores, invent effects of supposed wishes, claim more wealth than I'd earned, and so on.I grew out of it within a year or so.&nbsp; Maybe the OP's player will, also.I have a player who &quot;cheats&quot; simply due to a combination of wishful thinking and a failure to write things down as they're used.&nbsp; (For example, he never seems to run out of action points.&nbsp; Ever.)&nbsp; Occasionally, I just tell him that since he's not keeping track, I'm guessing at what resources he has left, and then I guess deliberately low.&nbsp; I figure eventually he'll figure out to track stuff, since I know he's not deliberately cheating.FWIW, I'm with the &quot;cheating isn't a valid playstyle&quot; camp.&nbsp; The social contract we have at the table is that we play by the rules, unless there is an explicit exception made (or if I fudge as DM, which I almost never do).&nbsp; I also agree that the OP's solution is a pretty smart one, though (as a very direct person), I'd probably explain to the player why she's being baby-sat.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Jeff Wilder, post: 4460828, member: 5122"] I've only skimmed the thread, reading maybe a quarter of the posts, but has the OP mentioned the age of the player? If she's young, maybe it's just a matter of waiting. When I first began playing D&D, I cheated. Not so much at the table, but (even worse) away from the table. I'd up my PCs' ability scores, invent effects of supposed [i]wishes[/i], claim more wealth than I'd earned, and so on. I grew out of it within a year or so. Maybe the OP's player will, also. I have a player who "cheats" simply due to a combination of wishful thinking and a failure to write things down as they're used. (For example, he never seems to run out of action points. Ever.) Occasionally, I just tell him that since he's not keeping track, I'm guessing at what resources he has left, and then I guess deliberately low. I figure eventually he'll figure out to track stuff, since I know he's not deliberately cheating. FWIW, I'm with the "cheating isn't a valid playstyle" camp. The social contract we have at the table is that we play by the rules, unless there is an explicit exception made (or if I fudge as DM, which I almost never do). I also agree that the OP's solution is a pretty smart one, though (as a very direct person), I'd probably explain to the player why she's being baby-sat. [/QUOTE]

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