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<blockquote data-quote="Pielorinho" data-source="post: 66974" data-attributes="member: 259">This kind of thing is, I think, easier to prevent than to fix.At the beginning of a campaign, I always talk with the players about the type of campaign, and make sure they understand that they're responsible for coming up with an appropriate character.&nbsp; My job is to come up with interesting story possibilities and decent plot hooks; their job is to make sure their characters are easily motivated into the adventures I create.&nbsp; It's a cooperative endeavor, and if they can't motivate their PCs, they need to make up new PCs or leave the game.I'm going to institute a new rule in my game, that PrCs can't be entered into without justification.&nbsp; That is, I don't normally require training for leveling up, but except in very rare cases, I'm going to require training to enter a PrC.&nbsp; Which means the PC has to find someone who has a couple levels of the PrC currently and who's willing to teach them the ropes (alternately, a book of techniques, a la Crouching Tiger, can work).Now that your game is currently going, though, this is a bit harder.&nbsp; Talking to the tweaker is a good idea, but you'll probably want to talk with him without saying, &quot;STOP BEING A TWEAKER!&quot;&nbsp; Instead, figure out ways of gently nudging him toward the direction you want.&nbsp; Explain to him the story reasons for limiting PrCs, and make sure he knows that the DM determines whether his PrC list makes sense.&nbsp; He doesn't get the final vote on that.As for hissy fits if PCs don't make him the items he wants -- too bad!&nbsp; Explain to him that he should create PCs on the ASSUMPTION that other PCs won't make him any item.&nbsp; Then, if he can sweet-talk them into making an item, it's a bonus.If all else fails, there's always the tried-and-true method of ending the campaign, waiting a month or two, and surreptitiously starting it back up again, minus one tweaker.&nbsp; I'm sure many of us have resorted to that dirty trick before....</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Pielorinho, post: 66974, member: 259"] This kind of thing is, I think, easier to prevent than to fix. At the beginning of a campaign, I always talk with the players about the type of campaign, and make sure they understand that they're responsible for coming up with an appropriate character. My job is to come up with interesting story possibilities and decent plot hooks; their job is to make sure their characters are easily motivated into the adventures I create. It's a cooperative endeavor, and if they can't motivate their PCs, they need to make up new PCs or leave the game. I'm going to institute a new rule in my game, that PrCs can't be entered into without justification. That is, I don't normally require training for leveling up, but except in very rare cases, I'm going to require training to enter a PrC. Which means the PC has to find someone who has a couple levels of the PrC currently and who's willing to teach them the ropes (alternately, a book of techniques, a la Crouching Tiger, can work). Now that your game is currently going, though, this is a bit harder. Talking to the tweaker is a good idea, but you'll probably want to talk with him without saying, "STOP BEING A TWEAKER!" Instead, figure out ways of gently nudging him toward the direction you want. Explain to him the story reasons for limiting PrCs, and make sure he knows that the DM determines whether his PrC list makes sense. He doesn't get the final vote on that. As for hissy fits if PCs don't make him the items he wants -- too bad! Explain to him that he should create PCs on the ASSUMPTION that other PCs won't make him any item. Then, if he can sweet-talk them into making an item, it's a bonus. If all else fails, there's always the tried-and-true method of ending the campaign, waiting a month or two, and surreptitiously starting it back up again, minus one tweaker. I'm sure many of us have resorted to that dirty trick before.... [/QUOTE]

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