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Message: <blockquote data-quote="GameOgre" data-source="post: 6639678" data-attributes="member: 57914">Sorry but because of the many things you have said in your posts, the issue is one you can't get over. Notice I said you can't get over. The overwhelming issue is your dislike of this guy who is supposed to be your friend but from the get go struck you as stupid and by your own words anything he says you view in a harsh light and think is stupid.That isn't a friend.Also your games do not seem to change depending on who you are playing with. That is just bad DMing. As a DM you are primarily a entertainer! Sure you do it for Fun but your job is to make sure everyone has a good time. Instead you seem to go out of your way to make this guy seem stupid and frustrate him. Every example you gave was one where you COULD have taken a path for fun but choose instead to take the unfun path and one aimed directly at him.There was no pluming? Hate to break it to you genius but there was pluming or at least medieval fantasy equivalents to it if you chose to have them. Instead you chose the unfun path of you are stupid and everything you say is wrong(to the player). Guess what? He doesn't know JACK about the fantasy medieval realities of your particular game world. I doubt you have much more of a clue than he does(that isn't a shot at you, this is a game and we all know just the basics if that).No wonder the guy got upset, this happens every week? Geez!Look man, I'm not saying this guy doesn't have issues. Sounds like he does. So do you. Also your DMing sounds not as good as you think it does.Stop DMing for a bit and get back to the basics. Why do you DM? If it's because it's fun and you enjoy bringing others fun then by all means, work on your skills and eventually start back up but do not DM for someone you so obviously dislike.The first rule of DMing is to stay impartial. Don't play favorites and Don't pick on the players. You violated that rule at every turn. I am not saying he didn't behave outrageously, what I am saying is you need to let him work on him and you work on you.Also you need to really get down to what is going on with you and these people. This guy seems to be the center of your friend circle and you obviously have issues with that. The standard answer of do not play with people you are not compatible with you seem to be ignoring because that is all you have to play with besides the randoms. Don't ignore it.Edited to add.This guy is obviously a problem player. Normally you could boot him or turn his energy to the good and make him a asset. There are a vast number of advice threads dealing with that. However the much larger issue I felt that needed to be dealt with was your own issues. Problem players will always haunt your games. If it's a healthy game it can survive.</blockquote>

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