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<blockquote data-quote="eryndel" data-source="post: 7151826" data-attributes="member: 13120">As you know the player better than we do, you'll have to answer the question on what engages him.&nbsp;&nbsp; Why he comes to the table weekly and what he want's out of the gaming experience.&nbsp; The way to get him to tone down the bear poking is to offer them something else that engages them.&nbsp;&nbsp; If you don't know that answer, I don't see a way you can figure that out without talking to him out of game.&nbsp; The communication angle is the best path here.There are many reasons why a player might do this.&nbsp; I've played with and ran for a similar player.&nbsp; Really, his desire was to disrupt the game.&nbsp;&nbsp; He loved nothing more that to turn the game on it's ear, and (with the rest of the player) find their way out of the situation.&nbsp; In the game I played, we all were accepting of it, and it didn't overly detract from our enjoyment of the game, although it was cathartic when he turned on us to ally with Strahd, and made for an epic conclusion to the game.When I ran a game with him in a different group, tensions did rise between the players because some of the folks at the table weren't having fun any more.&nbsp;&nbsp; I had a talk with him outside the game, and he tried to rein it in... but it hurt his fun in the game.&nbsp;&nbsp; He ended up moving on to a different group, but I think that talking with him outside the game helped to minimize any hurt feelings.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="eryndel, post: 7151826, member: 13120"] As you know the player better than we do, you'll have to answer the question on what engages him. Why he comes to the table weekly and what he want's out of the gaming experience. The way to get him to tone down the bear poking is to offer them something else that engages them. If you don't know that answer, I don't see a way you can figure that out without talking to him out of game. The communication angle is the best path here. There are many reasons why a player might do this. I've played with and ran for a similar player. Really, his desire was to disrupt the game. He loved nothing more that to turn the game on it's ear, and (with the rest of the player) find their way out of the situation. In the game I played, we all were accepting of it, and it didn't overly detract from our enjoyment of the game, although it was cathartic when he turned on us to ally with Strahd, and made for an epic conclusion to the game. When I ran a game with him in a different group, tensions did rise between the players because some of the folks at the table weren't having fun any more. I had a talk with him outside the game, and he tried to rein it in... but it hurt his fun in the game. He ended up moving on to a different group, but I think that talking with him outside the game helped to minimize any hurt feelings. [/QUOTE]

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