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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ccs" data-source="post: 6788711" data-attributes="member: 6803664">If I'm wrong then it's because you left out a key piece of info in your initial post.  Namely that your friend doesn't like D&D.That changes my answer completely.Your friend is playing this way because he's trying to sabotage the game.  And he will continue to do so no matter how many characters he cycles through.  Or how mechanically effective they are.I based my initial answer on the presumption that everyone there wanted to play D&D.I did not assume you were power gamers.  Though I did assume (rightly) that your friend has something against power gaming.  Though since he's pushing for HERO I'll bet it's really just anger against his former group & now yours since you booted him from the Game-Master seat.... This fix is easy enough.1) Mechanically: Your DM needs to set the challenges equal to what a 3?(You, the Halfling, & the cleric) person party can handle, not what a 4 person party should be able to.  And there needs to be ways the rest of you can solve the things that a wizard would've been a better choice for.  xp & treasure gained can stay the same as whatevers needed to keep you all advancing properly, but the #s/types of things you face need to be adjusted down a notch.2) Story wise: Well, it's just like the real world.  You are employees.  You don't get the choice of "allowing" the duck to accompany you.  And maybe there's a REASON why the boss keeps assigning this idiot to your squad.  You know, something that will add to the story....+Wouldn't it be funny if your boss is hacking things up back at HQ all Kylo Ren style in frustration when you fail?3) Killing the duck, or just letting it die, won't be effective.  All it'll get you is a new duck.</blockquote>

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