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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Hannibal King" data-source="post: 1955701" data-attributes="member: 27632">Hi guys. Just wanted to get some feedback on handling arrogant characters i.e. players.I am sure all the DM's have encountered them before - characters who think they are better than all the NPCs and don't have to show any respect to them unless the said NPC is giving them treasure or a magic item? Ofcourse this is explained away by them playing 'in character'! Funny how all their characters are like this.What's worse if you use the "teach them a lesson/consequences to actions" path, instead of accepting the error of their ways they decide to become even more arrogant and rebellious toward the NPCs! Killing their character off doesn't help either cause the next character they create is a frikken clone of the last!Now as DM, my NPCs show respect to the PCs first and even ignore off-hand remarks initially but seriously how can a NPC realistically continue to deal with said character if they show no respect?I am just looking for some ideas/thoughts here regarding handling these upstarts in the future should things get worse, preferably ones that won't result in the end of the campaign or me DMing them.Thanks in advance. The King</blockquote>