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<blockquote data-quote="John Crichton" data-source="post: 804272" data-attributes="member: 4779">That is tricky.&nbsp; I am primarily a DM myself but I am a PC at the moment.&nbsp; These DM-types need to realize that YOU are running the game and respect that.&nbsp; Show that you respect their knowledge of the game but stress the important aspects of their character rather than the rules.&nbsp; With any luck they will be your best roleplayers and really add to the game.I have been in similiar situations.&nbsp; If you keep things moving and make the game fair they should respect you.&nbsp; Ask them to work with you if you feel they are trying to take over.&nbsp; Assure them that this is the group's game not yours.&nbsp; They do have a say but they are not running things.I tend to rules-lawyer myself.&nbsp; If they start to butt-in, make a ruling on the spot.&nbsp; If you have to check the books a few times at the start, so be it.&nbsp; That will convince these folks that you are trying your hardest to be fair.&nbsp; If they are going in with a you vs. them attitude, hopefully they will turn around.&nbsp; You may even want to pull them over to the side before you run just to set a few ground rules.Also, have any of these folks ever DM-ed for you?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="John Crichton, post: 804272, member: 4779"] That is tricky. I am primarily a DM myself but I am a PC at the moment. These DM-types need to realize that YOU are running the game and respect that. Show that you respect their knowledge of the game but stress the important aspects of their character rather than the rules. With any luck they will be your best roleplayers and really add to the game. I have been in similiar situations. If you keep things moving and make the game fair they should respect you. Ask them to work with you if you feel they are trying to take over. Assure them that this is the group's game not yours. They do have a say but they are not running things. I tend to rules-lawyer myself. If they start to butt-in, make a ruling on the spot. If you have to check the books a few times at the start, so be it. That will convince these folks that you are trying your hardest to be fair. If they are going in with a you vs. them attitude, hopefully they will turn around. You may even want to pull them over to the side before you run just to set a few ground rules. Also, have any of these folks ever DM-ed for you? [/QUOTE]

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