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<blockquote data-quote="Deadguy" data-source="post: 48228" data-attributes="member: 2480">Creeping Power GainI won't add anything to the specific points you've asked - the crowd have offered usful advice already. What I will say is that I know a player very similar to the one you describe. He always makes reasoned arguments about why things should be changed but they always happen to fall in his favour, i.e. they make his character stronger!You know what? The other players deeply resent him, and it affects the game play. They are always trying the do him down, and block him, because they know he will be trying to squeeze out every last advantage he can from the situation (or rather his reinterpretation of the situation the way the DM should have done it!).My advice is to say: &quot;These are interesting points. However, as this is my new world, and I have enough things to think about right now, I would rather just stick to the rules as written. We'll revisit this if I decide to. Thanks for taking an interest!&quot;Hit it on the head now, Grandpa, or you'll be fighting a rearguard action forever!Oh, and good luck with the new world. I think you'll find it very rewarding!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Deadguy, post: 48228, member: 2480"] [b]Creeping Power Gain[/b] I won't add anything to the specific points you've asked - the crowd have offered usful advice already. What I will say is that I know a player very similar to the one you describe. He always makes reasoned arguments about why things should be changed but they always happen to fall in his favour, i.e. they make his character stronger! You know what? The other players deeply resent him, and it affects the game play. They are always trying the do him down, and block him, because they know he will be trying to squeeze out every last advantage he can from the situation (or rather his reinterpretation of the situation the way the DM [i]should[/i] have done it!). My advice is to say: "These are interesting points. However, as this is my new world, and I have enough things to think about right now, I would rather just stick to the rules as written. We'll revisit this [i]if[/i] I decide to. Thanks for taking an interest!" Hit it on the head now, Grandpa, or you'll be fighting a rearguard action forever! Oh, and good luck with the new world. I think you'll find it very rewarding! [/QUOTE]

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