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<blockquote data-quote="OptionalRule" data-source="post: 9533280" data-attributes="member: 6680">Have a longer talk with the group about what style of play that game is about and what ruins the experience for you as a DM.&quot;Hey guys, there are lots of different playstyles and they are all valid. For me though, in this game I'm trying to run an X style and create a challenge for everyone at the table within those boundaries. I don't want to turn the game into constantly twisting the rules for rules' sake and for power. It's an arms race I just don't enjoy even trying to keep up with. So if we can chill a bit and play the game in a more X way, without all of that, it will help me avoid burnout.&quot;Something like that anyway. Really lay out what you're trying to do. Keep playing, maybe comment a time or two if it's going out of bounds, but you can't police every behavior and be careful about being hyper-vigilant about it. The outcome isn't up to you though, it's up to the players. All you can do is communicate. It's possible they adjust course and it all comes together. It's also possible one or more of them just can't adapt or just can't enjoy a game that's not about power gaming, and that's okay too, but you'll likely have to find a new group better suited for your style if that's the case.Basically, someone is going to have to change and learn to live with it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="OptionalRule, post: 9533280, member: 6680"] Have a longer talk with the group about what style of play that game is about and what ruins the experience for you as a DM. "Hey guys, there are lots of different playstyles and they are all valid. For me though, in this game I'm trying to run an X style and create a challenge for everyone at the table within those boundaries. I don't want to turn the game into constantly twisting the rules for rules' sake and for power. It's an arms race I just don't enjoy even trying to keep up with. So if we can chill a bit and play the game in a more X way, without all of that, it will help me avoid burnout." Something like that anyway. Really lay out what you're trying to do. Keep playing, maybe comment a time or two if it's going out of bounds, but you can't police every behavior and be careful about being hyper-vigilant about it. The outcome isn't up to you though, it's up to the players. All you can do is communicate. It's possible they adjust course and it all comes together. It's also possible one or more of them just can't adapt or just can't enjoy a game that's not about power gaming, and that's okay too, but you'll likely have to find a new group better suited for your style if that's the case. Basically, someone is going to have to change and learn to live with it. [/QUOTE]

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