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<blockquote data-quote="Herpes Cineplex" data-source="post: 1985827" data-attributes="member: 16936"><p>I was totally agreeing with you up until this part.</p><p></p><p>The fact is, when something like this happens, you <em>have</em> to let the guy know what he's done that's making the game no fun for you. Don't pass the blame off on the setting: make it clear that it is <em>the way he is running the setting</em> that is bothering you.</p><p></p><p>I'm not saying you need to grab him by the throat and scream obscenities at him. Be polite, and argue from the position of things you would prefer to have seen in the game rather than just pointing an accusing finger at everything he's done that annoys you. Tell him what you like in a game, and how you wish those things would be part of this game. Don't yell at him, but be firm, and if he gets defensive or tries to weasel out of responsibility for the things he's done, definitely call him on it.</p><p></p><p>The goal is to get the discussion to a point where he understands what makes playing a game fun for you, and you understand what makes running a game fun for him, and then hopefully pick out a campaign style that lets you both enjoy yourselves. That never happens if you don't actually let him know when his style is rubbing you exactly the wrong way.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Oh, and in the name of all that is good and true in this life, you should definitely tell him that he should stop with the DM's PC nonsense. For THAT, you can feel entitled to give him all the throat-grabbing and loud swearing you can. There's simply no excuse for pulling that crap in a game.</p><p></p><p>--</p><p>note: this will almost certainly kill this campaign, but it sounds like it will be no great loss</p><p>ryan</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Herpes Cineplex, post: 1985827, member: 16936"] I was totally agreeing with you up until this part. The fact is, when something like this happens, you [i]have[/i] to let the guy know what he's done that's making the game no fun for you. Don't pass the blame off on the setting: make it clear that it is [i]the way he is running the setting[/i] that is bothering you. I'm not saying you need to grab him by the throat and scream obscenities at him. Be polite, and argue from the position of things you would prefer to have seen in the game rather than just pointing an accusing finger at everything he's done that annoys you. Tell him what you like in a game, and how you wish those things would be part of this game. Don't yell at him, but be firm, and if he gets defensive or tries to weasel out of responsibility for the things he's done, definitely call him on it. The goal is to get the discussion to a point where he understands what makes playing a game fun for you, and you understand what makes running a game fun for him, and then hopefully pick out a campaign style that lets you both enjoy yourselves. That never happens if you don't actually let him know when his style is rubbing you exactly the wrong way. Oh, and in the name of all that is good and true in this life, you should definitely tell him that he should stop with the DM's PC nonsense. For THAT, you can feel entitled to give him all the throat-grabbing and loud swearing you can. There's simply no excuse for pulling that crap in a game. -- note: this will almost certainly kill this campaign, but it sounds like it will be no great loss ryan [/QUOTE]
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