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<blockquote data-quote="Shiroiken" data-source="post: 6541548" data-attributes="member: 6775477"><p>I think you handled it fairly well. My only suggestion would have been to make a quick ruling (either way) and get back to the game, with the express caveat that you will review the situation before the next session where you will make the final ruling. I've made a host of mistakes mid-game (in just my current campaign), and you just flow with it and adapt as needed. So long as your players are reasonable adults, this works extremely well.</p><p></p><p>This brings me to the more important problem*. Your player pitched a fit, which brought play to a screaming halt (regardless of how much time you took). I would suggest you talk with the player away from the session. That behavior is unacceptable, IMO, and would quickly get the player booted from my game. I've had to (temporarily) boot friends from my games, which strained the relationship, but I felt it was better than punishing the rest of the group with such nonsense. If the player cannot act in a respectful manner, it might be time for them to seek another game.</p><p></p><p>*This assumes the description that you gave was accurate. It's possible you were being a tyrant, but with only your viewpoint, this is the best I can do. All I can suggest for you is to replay the event in your mind, and make sure that you were being a fair and impartial judge.</p><p></p><p>As for the actual ruling, the player could do the exact same thing with a dagger or spear. Unless the dart/shuriken is needed for some reason (beyond "it's cool"), then the player should just use a dagger or spear. If the shuriken is the important part, then you can simply use the dagger for the shiroiken instead of the dart. Alternately, create an additional wuxia weapon (shaken or chakram) that copies the dagger, allowing them to use that. Finally, you can always allow it, because other than a bit of extra range, it's not really very powerful.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Shiroiken, post: 6541548, member: 6775477"] I think you handled it fairly well. My only suggestion would have been to make a quick ruling (either way) and get back to the game, with the express caveat that you will review the situation before the next session where you will make the final ruling. I've made a host of mistakes mid-game (in just my current campaign), and you just flow with it and adapt as needed. So long as your players are reasonable adults, this works extremely well. This brings me to the more important problem*. Your player pitched a fit, which brought play to a screaming halt (regardless of how much time you took). I would suggest you talk with the player away from the session. That behavior is unacceptable, IMO, and would quickly get the player booted from my game. I've had to (temporarily) boot friends from my games, which strained the relationship, but I felt it was better than punishing the rest of the group with such nonsense. If the player cannot act in a respectful manner, it might be time for them to seek another game. *This assumes the description that you gave was accurate. It's possible you were being a tyrant, but with only your viewpoint, this is the best I can do. All I can suggest for you is to replay the event in your mind, and make sure that you were being a fair and impartial judge. As for the actual ruling, the player could do the exact same thing with a dagger or spear. Unless the dart/shuriken is needed for some reason (beyond "it's cool"), then the player should just use a dagger or spear. If the shuriken is the important part, then you can simply use the dagger for the shiroiken instead of the dart. Alternately, create an additional wuxia weapon (shaken or chakram) that copies the dagger, allowing them to use that. Finally, you can always allow it, because other than a bit of extra range, it's not really very powerful. [/QUOTE]
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