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Message: <blockquote data-quote="RangerWickett" data-source="post: 9088469" data-attributes="member: 63">I mean, is the rest of your game running on Brooklyn-99 logic?My first advice is to talk to the player one-on-one (not whole-group-vs-him) and ask where he wants things to go. It seems like there's a disconnect between your expectation and his, so an out-of-character discussion should be useful. If he expected everyone to laugh and roll their eyes at his antics, and you think the rest of the group wants a more grounded narrative, ask if he'd be comfortable fitting in with the grounded consequences. Maybe he'll just be willing to switch tone.Or maybe, if he doesn't want to switch tone, and you don't want to ask the player to leave, you lean into a setting element to justify how he gets away with it. Like, they call him in for a disciplinary discussion, and as he's waiting, a commotion arises in the building as Ekossigan of Fall, Lord of the Unseen Court, strolls in. He heard what the PC did and wants to commend him for bringing some joy into this stolid organization that rudely keeps trying to eliminate the wondrous mysteries of the world out of some misguided desire to 'learn the truth.'Truth, after all, is a matter of perspective, and perspective changes with the seasons, and if we forbid whimsy and mockery, nothing ever changes, and the world would turn dark and lifeless.Basically, an Archfey says, "I like this one," and it scares the politicians out of punishing the PC. But of course this raises some questions. One big one is: why the hell was a Lord of the Unseen Court in Flint? The fey broadly hate the city for its industry. So you turn the potentially game-ending dispute into a jumping off point for a hook for the character. Maybe the Viscount even suggests the PC might be able to use his link to the fey to do some good, if you don't already have a PC with fey ties.And when Ekossigan shows up in adventure 5, the PC can have a more personal link to him.</blockquote>

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