tylermalan
First Post
I'm currently running Expedition to Castle Ravenloft for 3 of my friends. I had some questions about the adventure that weren't answered by the book, so I started a thread in this forum to ask you guys my questions. Here's the link to that thread, which contains spoilers, so don't read it if you don't want them: http://www.enworld.org/showthread.php?t=190679
One of my players regularly reads these forums, but never posts. I knew that he would probably see the thread, so I emailed him and told him not to read it, because it gives away stuff in the game that he's not supposed to know. He got the email and he still read it, and it really irritates me. Really.
I randomly got a chance to talk to him, and he knows how pissed I am. He simply doesn't care that I'm pissed. All he had to say about it was "I didn't know you would take offense." and "I still want to play, and my character won't act any differently." He did not say that he was sorry.
This irritates me for many reasons, which I'll quickly list: invasion of privacy, seems like cheating, trust in him as a player is gone, he has no remorse, he doesn't respect my wishes, he didn't pay a single dime for the adventure... I'm considering booting him out of the game, but he's a good friend and I don't want to do that, but I might.
I guess what I want to know is this: how would you, as a DM, react to this? Am I over-reacting? What would you DO about it if this happened to you?
The only other thing worth pointing out is that I don't need anybody telling me "Dude, they're players, and you're the DM... its you vs. them, baby! Any edge they can get, they SHOULD get. They're players - they've done dumber stuff before. Besides, what did you expect? Them to NOT read it, especially when you pointed them to it? Unrealistic. they're PLAYERS!"
Addressing the above, I don't run my games that way, and yes, I expected them to not read it. Its no different that them flipping through the book itself.
Thanks for your time, and help.
One of my players regularly reads these forums, but never posts. I knew that he would probably see the thread, so I emailed him and told him not to read it, because it gives away stuff in the game that he's not supposed to know. He got the email and he still read it, and it really irritates me. Really.
I randomly got a chance to talk to him, and he knows how pissed I am. He simply doesn't care that I'm pissed. All he had to say about it was "I didn't know you would take offense." and "I still want to play, and my character won't act any differently." He did not say that he was sorry.
This irritates me for many reasons, which I'll quickly list: invasion of privacy, seems like cheating, trust in him as a player is gone, he has no remorse, he doesn't respect my wishes, he didn't pay a single dime for the adventure... I'm considering booting him out of the game, but he's a good friend and I don't want to do that, but I might.
I guess what I want to know is this: how would you, as a DM, react to this? Am I over-reacting? What would you DO about it if this happened to you?
The only other thing worth pointing out is that I don't need anybody telling me "Dude, they're players, and you're the DM... its you vs. them, baby! Any edge they can get, they SHOULD get. They're players - they've done dumber stuff before. Besides, what did you expect? Them to NOT read it, especially when you pointed them to it? Unrealistic. they're PLAYERS!"
Addressing the above, I don't run my games that way, and yes, I expected them to not read it. Its no different that them flipping through the book itself.
Thanks for your time, and help.
