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<blockquote data-quote="Oofta" data-source="post: 9001105" data-attributes="member: 6801845">Just to add to the above ... let's assume Bob wants something to work one way and as a DM I want it to work another.&nbsp; Now Bob can be obstinate on stupid things and is a bit of a power gamer who tries to eek out edge cases.&nbsp;&nbsp; Pretty much everyone at the table realizes this, except Bob.&nbsp; What kind of compromise is there for this person?&nbsp; It's not like it's the DM vs the entire table, it's Bob trying to pull some shenanigan the DM doesn't want to deal with and the rest of the table either agrees with the DM or don't care. I play in a game with a Bob.&nbsp; I'm not the DM, but every now and then the DM just needs to tell Bob that it doesn't work that way (i.e. taking too many actions or obviously bending the rules to the breaking point). I guess we could stop the game while we all tell Bob he can't do that, but several of the people at the table are newbies (Bob isn't) and simply don't know the rules.&nbsp; It doesn't rise to the level of disinviting Bob but if we have to switch times/venues to when Bob can't make it I don't think anyone will be too heartbroken.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Oofta, post: 9001105, member: 6801845"] Just to add to the above ... let's assume Bob wants something to work one way and as a DM I want it to work another. Now Bob can be obstinate on stupid things and is a bit of a power gamer who tries to eek out edge cases. Pretty much everyone at the table realizes this, except Bob. What kind of compromise is there for this person? It's not like it's the DM vs the entire table, it's Bob trying to pull some shenanigan the DM doesn't want to deal with and the rest of the table either agrees with the DM or don't care. I play in a game with a Bob. I'm not the DM, but every now and then the DM just needs to tell Bob that it doesn't work that way (i.e. taking too many actions or obviously bending the rules to the breaking point). I guess we could stop the game while we [I]all[/I] tell Bob he can't do that, but several of the people at the table are newbies (Bob isn't) and simply don't know the rules. It doesn't rise to the level of disinviting Bob but if we have to switch times/venues to when Bob can't make it I don't think anyone will be too heartbroken. [/QUOTE]

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