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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Reflected_Shadows" data-source="post: 6849572" data-attributes="member: 6828291">1. It surely isn't very nice to tell others how to play, I agree with "Would you like some assistance" and leaving it at that. Then again, I have known boneheaded players who just play terribly and I hate it when the whole party has to suffer because of that one person. I hate it when everyone has to suffer somehow, because one dolt won't stop being a bonehead.2. I determine the reason for the bad plays. If it is a new player, I would ask them to be more open to suggestions until they learn the ropes. If it was a vet who knows better, I would demand an answer. I would also care a lot about the "helpful tone" of the "helpful player" because I hate cocky, snarky people who are "helpful" and I would tell that player to go be helpful somewhere else. 3. I don't understand this point, please reword for clarification. Do you have a boring character/boring backstory? Or did someone else, to spite you, make a boring character "to prove a point" or something? I would never allow such a character into the game world and I would not invite that player back because at my table, there is no room for people to disparage one another. I will say that if you can't think of an exciting background, think of a mundane one. We don't all have a fun-filled past, or even a grit-filled one. What matters is not where you came from, but where you are going, right?If a player is just "Meh" and "Boring" during the game, maybe they are bored during the game. Maybe they don't want to play the game but still want to interact and socially engage with their friends so they made a character to justify hanging out or something. Maybe the grizzled veterans of the table are so into the game, using lingo and making fast choices, that the new player is a bit lost and genuinely can't think of anything to do so "uh...  I attack, I guess...".  Find out the reason for the player being a "bad player", ask that player "What will accommodate you and help you better enjoy the game?".</blockquote>

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