Menu
News
All News
Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
Pathfinder
Starfinder
Warhammer
2d20 System
Year Zero Engine
Industry News
Reviews
Dragon Reflections
White Dwarf Reflections
Columns
Weekly Digests
Weekly News Digest
Freebies, Sales & Bundles
RPG Print News
RPG Crowdfunding News
Game Content
ENterplanetary DimENsions
Mythological Figures
Opinion
Worlds of Design
Peregrine's Nest
RPG Evolution
Other Columns
From the Freelancing Frontline
Monster ENcyclopedia
WotC/TSR Alumni Look Back
4 Hours w/RSD (Ryan Dancey)
The Road to 3E (Jonathan Tweet)
Greenwood's Realms (Ed Greenwood)
Drawmij's TSR (Jim Ward)
Community
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions, OSR, & D&D Variants
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Resources
Wiki
Pages
Latest activity
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Downloads
Latest reviews
Search resources
EN Publishing
Store
EN5ider
Adventures in ZEITGEIST
Awfully Cheerful Engine
What's OLD is NEW
Judge Dredd & The Worlds Of 2000AD
War of the Burning Sky
Level Up: Advanced 5E
Events & Releases
Upcoming Events
Private Events
Featured Events
Socials!
EN Publishing
Twitter
BlueSky
Facebook
Instagram
EN World
BlueSky
YouTube
Facebook
Twitter
Twitch
Podcast
Features
Top 5 RPGs Compiled Charts 2004-Present
Adventure Game Industry Market Research Summary (RPGs) V1.0
Ryan Dancey: Acquiring TSR
Q&A With Gary Gygax
D&D Rules FAQs
TSR, WotC, & Paizo: A Comparative History
D&D Pronunciation Guide
Million Dollar TTRPG Kickstarters
Tabletop RPG Podcast Hall of Fame
Eric Noah's Unofficial D&D 3rd Edition News
D&D in the Mainstream
D&D & RPG History
About Morrus
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions, OSR, & D&D Variants
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Upgrade your account to a Community Supporter account and remove most of the site ads.
Rocket your D&D 5E and Level Up: Advanced 5E games into space! Alpha Star Magazine Is Launching... Right Now!
Community
General Tabletop Discussion
*TTRPGs General
[Rant] Oh. My. God. He said no!
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Paradoxish" data-source="post: 629188" data-attributes="member: 9623"><p><strong>[PLAIN]Re: Re: [Rant] Oh. My. God. He said no![/PLAIN]</strong></p><p></p><p>Wow. I didn't expect this thread to go on for so long. I appreciate all of the replies... and don't think that I'm saying I wasn't at fault at all. It's possible that I did back the players into this situation somehow, but I don't <em>think</em> I did and I normally avoid railroading at all costs.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Oh, trust me, I did. I didn't feel like typing up a twenty paragraph post at the time so I just cut out the smaller details, but that's <em>always</em> my response when a player metagames. Even though this is a fairly new campaign, these people have played with me for a while and they know that I don't usually pull punches. This case was different, though, because I didn't want them to have to go through a TPK so early in the campaign. Anyway, I also said "No, they are dead. Let's move on." after he flat out said no to me, but he literally refused to go on with the game. My only options at that point were to give in, kick him out then and there, or end the game for the night. I figured ending the game for the night was a fair compromise and that it might give him time to reconsider his position and come to his senses.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Paradoxish, post: 629188, member: 9623"] [b][PLAIN]Re: Re: [Rant] Oh. My. God. He said no![/PLAIN][/b] Wow. I didn't expect this thread to go on for so long. I appreciate all of the replies... and don't think that I'm saying I wasn't at fault at all. It's possible that I did back the players into this situation somehow, but I don't [i]think[/i] I did and I normally avoid railroading at all costs. Oh, trust me, I did. I didn't feel like typing up a twenty paragraph post at the time so I just cut out the smaller details, but that's [i]always[/i] my response when a player metagames. Even though this is a fairly new campaign, these people have played with me for a while and they know that I don't usually pull punches. This case was different, though, because I didn't want them to have to go through a TPK so early in the campaign. Anyway, I also said "No, they are dead. Let's move on." after he flat out said no to me, but he literally refused to go on with the game. My only options at that point were to give in, kick him out then and there, or end the game for the night. I figured ending the game for the night was a fair compromise and that it might give him time to reconsider his position and come to his senses. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Community
General Tabletop Discussion
*TTRPGs General
[Rant] Oh. My. God. He said no!
Top