Menu
News
All News
Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
Pathfinder
Starfinder
Warhammer
2d20 System
Year Zero Engine
Industry News
Reviews
Dragon Reflections
Columns
Weekly Digests
Weekly News Digest
Freebies, Sales & Bundles
RPG Print News
RPG Crowdfunding News
Game Content
ENterplanetary DimENsions
Mythological Figures
Opinion
Worlds of Design
Peregrine's Next
RPG Evolution
Other Columns
From the Freelancing Frontline
Monster ENcyclopedia
WotC/TSR Alumni Look Back
4 Hours w/RSD (Ryan Dancey)
The Road to 3E (Jonathan Tweet)
Greenwood's Realms (Ed Greenwood)
Drawmij's TSR (Jim Ward)
Community
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Resources
Wiki
Pages
Latest activity
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Downloads
Latest reviews
Search resources
EN Publishing
Store
EN5ider
Adventures in ZEITGEIST
Awfully Cheerful Engine
What's OLD is NEW
Judge Dredd & The Worlds Of 2000AD
War of the Burning Sky
Level Up: Advanced 5E
Events & Releases
Upcoming Events
Private Events
Featured Events
Socials!
Twitch
YouTube
Facebook (EN Publishing)
Facebook (EN World)
Twitter
Instagram
TikTok
Podcast
Features
Top 5 RPGs Compiled Charts 2004-Present
Adventure Game Industry Market Research Summary (RPGs) V1.0
Ryan Dancey: Acquiring TSR
Q&A With Gary Gygax
D&D Rules FAQs
TSR, WotC, & Paizo: A Comparative History
D&D Pronunciation Guide
Million Dollar TTRPG Kickstarters
Tabletop RPG Podcast Hall of Fame
Eric Noah's Unofficial D&D 3rd Edition News
D&D in the Mainstream
D&D & RPG History
About Morrus
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Community
General Tabletop Discussion
*Dungeons & Dragons
DISCUSSION: Have you ever had to boot somebody from a game?
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="delericho" data-source="post: 7473082" data-attributes="member: 22424"><p>A couple of times I've had to speak to players who have been habitual no-shows for games - saying that if they can't commit to attending regularly then they should go take care of whatever it is that's more important. If and when their circumstances change such that they <em>can</em> attend regularly, their seat will be waiting for them. When this has happened, they've been okay with it - mostly, they've wanted to drop out but didn't want to offend. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>The other time I've had to boot a player was rather less pleasant.</p><p></p><p>The player in question was mostly a nice guy, but due to mental health issues he had various quirks that made him uncomfortable to be around. We tried to adapt, but it got to the point that our host's wife declared "no more", and this was quickly followed by the families of the other potential hosts doing likewise. So he had to go, and it fell to me to be the one to tell him.</p><p></p><p>It sucked. I did it by email, tried to keep it as non-specific as possible, but also made it clear that it wasn't really a discussion. Needless to say, he wasn't happy, and we bounced a couple of emails around on it, but that was that.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="delericho, post: 7473082, member: 22424"] A couple of times I've had to speak to players who have been habitual no-shows for games - saying that if they can't commit to attending regularly then they should go take care of whatever it is that's more important. If and when their circumstances change such that they [i]can[/i] attend regularly, their seat will be waiting for them. When this has happened, they've been okay with it - mostly, they've wanted to drop out but didn't want to offend. :) The other time I've had to boot a player was rather less pleasant. The player in question was mostly a nice guy, but due to mental health issues he had various quirks that made him uncomfortable to be around. We tried to adapt, but it got to the point that our host's wife declared "no more", and this was quickly followed by the families of the other potential hosts doing likewise. So he had to go, and it fell to me to be the one to tell him. It sucked. I did it by email, tried to keep it as non-specific as possible, but also made it clear that it wasn't really a discussion. Needless to say, he wasn't happy, and we bounced a couple of emails around on it, but that was that. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Community
General Tabletop Discussion
*Dungeons & Dragons
DISCUSSION: Have you ever had to boot somebody from a game?
Top