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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Squire James" data-source="post: 459794" data-attributes="member: 548">I think there's 2 good ways of dealing with a control freak... boot him out, or make him the DM!If you and the other players really like the guy, you should probably try to run (or have HIM run) an alternate campaign where his sort of character is favored (level 1 drama queens who fight EL 5 encounters so they can't be blamed for resting after each one...).  If you and the others don't like him that much, boot him from the game but not your life.As good as D&D is, it shouldn't be the sole basis of a life or a friendship.  If D&D is your only common interest, and he doesn't mesh with the D&D group, is he really a friend or is he just a "D&D buddy"?  If you do boot him out of the group, I strongly suggest setting up some other sort of activity in which you CAN get along with each other.</blockquote>