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Message: <blockquote data-quote="RangerWickett" data-source="post: 1518383" data-attributes="member: 63">The key advice I can offer is, don't let a small problem like this ruin a gaming group.  If he was ruining everyone's fun, then it might be an issue, and everyone would be talking to him about it.  But, and no offense intended, it sounds like it's just you who's having trouble.Talk to the guy and tell him he's stressing you out, and that you want to keep him in the game, but you don't like the headache of having to compromise between the style of game everyone else is playing, and the style he seems to want to play.  You don't want to lose a gaming group, and . . . well, here's the thing: is he a friend outside the game?  If so, you definitely don't want this to be an issue.If he's not, well, maybe you shouldn't be gaming with him.  Or maybe you should try to become his friend.  Mostly, though, don't get aggravated over these kinds of things.  He's trying to power game, and you have to realize that's not a 'bad thing.'  It's the way he wants to game.  You don't scrap the game because of it, and you don't piss him off because you have different ideas.  You're the GM, and your duty is to entertain the players (and have a little fun in the process).  You just adapt to the fact that he's going to want to kill things.  If that means making the 'monster' tougher so it will last through his boom-stick, do it.  Describe that the bang heavily injures the beastie, so that he feels his idea was well-conceived.  As GM, though, you don't actually have to let it change anything.  Just give the damned monster more hit points.This really is a minor issue.  It's just the repetitiveness of him trying to get what he wants is stressing you out.  So:1. Tell him he's not quite playing the same style of game everyone else is.2. Let him get what he wants, within reason.  Tone down the power he wants.3. Let him use what he makes.  If necessary, bend the rules so that him using it is only a little more useful than a normal gun would be.  He wants to out-gun the monster, so you owe it to him to let him have the type of fun he wants.4. Explain to him that you're going to make some compromises so that he's better able to do the types of things he wants.  Ask him to, please, consider doing the same for him.  I'm willing to bet he's a little unhappy too.</blockquote>

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