I have DMed for more than 20 years, and this is the first time I have an evil character on the players' group (running lost mine of Phandelver - 5E).
The player is experienced, and his character is a female rogue. He often tries to take treasures they find for himself, has been asking how much damage he would do if he attacked a sleeping character he does not like, and wanted to take over leadership of a bandit group they defeated. During most of the battles he avoids staying near the main action, and often explore other areas while their colleagues are fighting.
So how do you guys deal with this kind of behavior?
I mean, if the other members of the party are not punishing the guy (probably because they have a lot of respect for the player), should I do anything?
Sometimes I find it refreshing to have this character around, but other times it feels like the other players are not having fun as they would otherwise.
The player is experienced, and his character is a female rogue. He often tries to take treasures they find for himself, has been asking how much damage he would do if he attacked a sleeping character he does not like, and wanted to take over leadership of a bandit group they defeated. During most of the battles he avoids staying near the main action, and often explore other areas while their colleagues are fighting.
So how do you guys deal with this kind of behavior?
I mean, if the other members of the party are not punishing the guy (probably because they have a lot of respect for the player), should I do anything?
Sometimes I find it refreshing to have this character around, but other times it feels like the other players are not having fun as they would otherwise.