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<blockquote data-quote="Hex08" data-source="post: 8935812" data-attributes="member: 7029595">Point one I have no issue with and it can be a part of good roleplaying.Point two is ridiculous. If you don't have some aptitude in your chosen field you probably won't get started in it. If you do get into that field then you won't succeed in it, you probably won't enjoy it and you will be frustrated by constant failure. It's like a person who graduated with an advanced degree in a science and never went to the gym wondering why they are a lousy boxer. This is poor roleplaying, especially if done more than once as a funny one-off. A character shouldn't have to be completely min/maxed to be considered playable but competence should be an expectation.Point three I also, generally, have no issue with. However, RPGs are a social game and the player character's personality-based decisions have to be tempered with an understanding that everyone involved is obligated to not try to ruin the game for everyone else.Hopefully this player is open to having a reasonable conversation about his play style and make some changes but if not maybe he isn't right for your group. It sucks if he is a friend but I kicked a decades old friend from my gaming group a couple of years ago and, luckily, our friendship survived.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hex08, post: 8935812, member: 7029595"] Point one I have no issue with and it can be a part of good roleplaying. Point two is ridiculous. If you don't have some aptitude in your chosen field you probably won't get started in it. If you do get into that field then you won't succeed in it, you probably won't enjoy it and you will be frustrated by constant failure. It's like a person who graduated with an advanced degree in a science and never went to the gym wondering why they are a lousy boxer. This is poor roleplaying, especially if done more than once as a funny one-off. A character shouldn't have to be completely min/maxed to be considered playable but competence should be an expectation. Point three I also, generally, have no issue with. However, RPGs are a social game and the player character's personality-based decisions have to be tempered with an understanding that everyone involved is obligated to not try to ruin the game for everyone else. Hopefully this player is open to having a reasonable conversation about his play style and make some changes but if not maybe he isn't right for your group. It sucks if he is a friend but I kicked a decades old friend from my gaming group a couple of years ago and, luckily, our friendship survived. [/QUOTE]

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