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<blockquote data-quote="was" data-source="post: 6444180" data-attributes="member: 24488">...Before singling people out, talk to the group as a whole.&nbsp; Tell them that you feel the need to set up houserules to keep the game running smoothly.&nbsp; Tell them that everyone will vote on a potential houserule and that the majority rules.&nbsp; That way, it is the group censoring the poor behavior and not you as the DM....Make sure that you go first and that you have a list of possible houserules. Include not telling others how to play their characters, metagaming and running selfish characters.&nbsp; You might also want to include a houserule where players always speak in character.&nbsp; If the other four players agree with you, than you should easily see all of your houserules enacted....After you have read your list, and everyone has voted upon them, ask them if there are any that you have forgotten to mention or that they would like to see put into effect. ...Keep the focus on the will of the entire group and not your individual preferences.&nbsp; Once the houserules are in place, the troublesome players have the option to either adjust their playstyle to the rest of the group or leave and find another group which more closely matches their desired style of play.&nbsp; Either way, you place the decision in their hands.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="was, post: 6444180, member: 24488"] ...Before singling people out, talk to the group as a whole. Tell them that you feel the need to set up houserules to keep the game running smoothly. Tell them that everyone will vote on a potential houserule and that the majority rules. That way, it is the group censoring the poor behavior and not you as the DM. ...Make sure that you go first and that you have a list of possible houserules. Include not telling others how to play their characters, metagaming and running selfish characters. You might also want to include a houserule where players always speak in character. If the other four players agree with you, than you should easily see all of your houserules enacted. ...After you have read your list, and everyone has voted upon them, ask them if there are any that you have forgotten to mention or that they would like to see put into effect. ...Keep the focus on the will of the entire group and not your individual preferences. Once the houserules are in place, the troublesome players have the option to either adjust their playstyle to the rest of the group or leave and find another group which more closely matches their desired style of play. Either way, you place the decision in their hands. [/QUOTE]

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