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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Hjorimir" data-source="post: 3673596" data-attributes="member: 5745">To start, I struck out the role-player bit, because that has nothing to do with somebody being a rules lawyer.Gloating when the DM makes a mistake is poor manners and that should be dealt with outside the game. But to play devil's advocate, is he behaving that way because his pleas for consistent rules have otherwise fallen on deaf ears?In this hobby of ours, people are pretty quick to string up rules lawyers (or at least run them out of town), but I sometimes wonder why. Sure, rudeness should not be tolerated and some rules lawyers are obnoxious. That said, rules are important to the game. It sets the protocol on how most actions in the game are resolved. If you don't stick the rules, the protocol breaks down and that causes miscommunication. How can players make any kind of sound decision on what their character will do if the players are unsure what rules the DM is going to use (or at least how the DM will interpret those rules).All I'm saying, is that before you kick the guy to the curb, make sure you understand what exactly is going on, but I think I'd be a bit rude too if I had a nickname like his at the table.</blockquote>