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<blockquote data-quote="Dlsharrock" data-source="post: 4298456" data-attributes="member: 55833">That's a sucky situation AFGNCAAP. You have my sympathies and I hope you find a better group. I've been in a similar situation, though I didn't quit, the group eventually dissolved. In my case it was one person but two players involved in the problem - two brothers who literally loathed each other and spent every session arguing. By the end it got to a point where everyone would play in a really subdued way as soon as the game started (even the DM) because we'd just be waiting for the brothers to kick off. It was usually combat related, one telling the other how to use their PC, accusing the other of trying to get his character killed or squabbling over treasure/xp distribution. The worst moments were when another player would try to arbitrate or the DM would get involved then one of the brothers would get abusive and storm out. He'd be back an hour later, act like nothing happened, and in minutes they'd be at it again. Horrible, but I stuck it out because where I live game groups are few and far between, and for three years prior to the brothers joining the game was one of the best I ever played with a great DM. The sad thing was I quite liked the eldest brother, with whom I played from day one. He was a nice guy. His parents forced him to let his little brother join the game, and that's when things kicked off. His little brother was a real [censored in order to preserve the sanity of small children and the infirm].Sadly I think this kind of thing is all too common.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dlsharrock, post: 4298456, member: 55833"] That's a sucky situation AFGNCAAP. You have my sympathies and I hope you find a better group. I've been in a similar situation, though I didn't quit, the group eventually dissolved. In my case it was one person but two players involved in the problem - two brothers who literally loathed each other and spent every session arguing. By the end it got to a point where everyone would play in a really subdued way as soon as the game started (even the DM) because we'd just be waiting for the brothers to kick off. It was usually combat related, one telling the other how to use their PC, accusing the other of trying to get his character killed or squabbling over treasure/xp distribution. The worst moments were when another player would try to arbitrate or the DM would get involved then one of the brothers would get abusive and storm out. He'd be back an hour later, act like nothing happened, and in minutes they'd be at it again. Horrible, but I stuck it out because where I live game groups are few and far between, and for three years prior to the brothers joining the game was one of the best I ever played with a great DM. The sad thing was I quite liked the eldest brother, with whom I played from day one. He was a nice guy. His parents forced him to let his little brother join the game, and that's when things kicked off. His little brother was a real [censored in order to preserve the sanity of small children and the infirm]. Sadly I think this kind of thing is all too common. [/QUOTE]

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