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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Hussar" data-source="post: 6397260" data-attributes="member: 22779">Look, I don't know the situation, because all I have to go on is what you've written here.  But, going solely from what you've said, and nothing else, because I have no idea what else was going on, it looks like you prepared a fairly railroad situation - an unavoidable event that the players could not possibly counter with the idea that you were going to shine a spotlight on a specific player.  This can work great and it can blow up in your face. [MENTION=9037]Elf Witch[/MENTION] - the thing is, we really shouldn't focus on specific instances but on general behaviour.  Yes, in any single instance, the group mind might be wrong, but, over the long term, if you find yourself at odds with your group frequently (and not at odds with simply one specific player) it really might not be them.  If it's a problem with one player, then it's probably that player and not the DM.  Could be simply a play style issue or it could be something larger, but, if the rest of the group isn't bitching, then likely it's simply a conflict between the DM and that one player.</blockquote>