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<blockquote data-quote="Vrecknidj" data-source="post: 1557752" data-attributes="member: 7301">My first advice would be to drop this new player.&nbsp; It sounds like you were all having a fine time before the addition, and you're not responsible for this person's well being.But, if he's an okay person otherwise, and if the other players don't have a problem with him personally, then you have lots of options.&nbsp; Here are a couple.1) If the problem is that he's combat oriented and the other players aren't, then continue playing a non-combat oriented campaign.&nbsp; It's not your job to make this one guy happy.&nbsp; If he doesn't like the style, he's free to find other campaigns.2) If the problem is that everyone likes combat just fine, but he has some big thing about having the biggest, baddest whatever, then occasionally use combat tactics that don't work for his character (i.e. ranged when he's all melee, melee if he's all about ranged, rust monsters, entangle spells, whatever).3) If the problem is rule bending, then be strict.&nbsp; If the problem is min/maxing, then prevent it.&nbsp; All the DMs I've ever played with have required that I give them a copy of my character sheet upon first session.&nbsp; And I require the same of my players.&nbsp; All my players know that if there's something on the sheet that I don't allow, then that character doesn't have it.&nbsp; Period.Dave</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Vrecknidj, post: 1557752, member: 7301"] My first advice would be to drop this new player. It sounds like you were all having a fine time before the addition, and you're not responsible for this person's well being. But, if he's an okay person otherwise, and if the other players don't have a problem with him personally, then you have lots of options. Here are a couple. 1) If the problem is that he's combat oriented and the other players aren't, then continue playing a non-combat oriented campaign. It's not your job to make this one guy happy. If he doesn't like the style, he's free to find other campaigns. 2) If the problem is that everyone likes combat just fine, but he has some big thing about having the biggest, baddest whatever, then occasionally use combat tactics that don't work for his character (i.e. ranged when he's all melee, melee if he's all about ranged, rust monsters, entangle spells, whatever). 3) If the problem is rule bending, then be strict. If the problem is min/maxing, then prevent it. All the DMs I've ever played with have required that I give them a copy of my character sheet upon first session. And I require the same of my players. All my players know that if there's something on the sheet that I don't allow, then that character doesn't have it. Period. Dave [/QUOTE]

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