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Message: <blockquote data-quote="D.Shaffer" data-source="post: 3399772" data-attributes="member: 8918">Our FLGS has a DND game night where new players are invited to come try things out.  I'm one of the 'Volunteer' DM's who run things, take in new players, and generally show them the ropes and get them into stable groups for a longer running campaign.  I've met some nice guys through it, but also some less than stellar examples of model behavior.One guy (Who I shall call S) is in my current group and is a pretty good example.  When he first showed up, he claimed that he was an experienced player and that he wanted to get some of his friends into things.  Great, I thought, this'll help me out with the 3 complete beginners also in the party. However, it quickly became apparent that things are likely not going to work out well for the longer termFor starters, it's clear he's not as experienced as he likes to claim.  He constantly asks which dice to roll for everything (Including attack and skill rolls), He needs help leveling up, and he never seems to remember what his attack bonus is as he doesnt write down all his bonuses.Additionally, he has a severe attitude problem with his 'experience' and refuses to admit he doesnt know as much as he thinks he does, this leading us up to locking horns in the last play session.  I have a house rule (Which I made clear at the beginning) involving no XP (I level them up at appropriate times). After several sessions he started arguing with me that having XP is an 'official part of the game' and that I wasnt allowed to change it, and that he had a 'right' to know what his XP currently was and if we didnt start playing right he was going to take his stuff and never show up again.  He then went on to mention how he's played for years, reads Dragon, and know's how it's supposed to be played and that I'm 'playing it wrong.'  His friends calmed him down and we managed to proceed to level up the characters.  Unfortunately, he wasnt as calm as we thought.  As I was helping him level up his character I saw several mistakes on his character sheet as well as several places where he could have made things simpler for himself (Like writing down his bonuses next to his weapons, etc.) , S started arguing, again, that I wasnt doing things right and HE knew the 'official' way to write down a character sheet.  I tried explaining where he was mistaken again, but he continued to press the point.  After a few minutes, he stormed off to another of the 'volunteer' DM's and started hounding him about it, asking him to come over and correct me.  The DM (Who's a friend of mine) listened and explained essentially how I was right and he was wrong.  S then went to yet a THIRD 'volunteer' DM and started complaining.  After THAT DM then mentioned he was wrong, S finally decided to let it drop, but still maintained that he was the correct one, repeating the 'I've been playing for years' mantra.After the game was over, I tried to talk to him about how this was leading to a disruptive play experience for all concerned.  He DID seem a bit contrite, but again brought back the XP issue saying he really wanted to know.  I decided to compromise a bit and mentioned that I'd think about it.  He then started to demand what the CR's of the creatures he faced were so he could figure it out himself.  When I refused, he started yelling at me, again, about how he didnt need to put up with this.  Several of the DM's interceeded, again, and he calmed to the point where he apologised for his behavior.Suffice it to say, once this campaign is over, I'm not inclined toward inviting him into my steady group.</blockquote>

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