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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Celebrim" data-source="post: 6734740" data-attributes="member: 4937">This is definitely an example of why I no longer as a DM work on the principle that everyone should show up with their own character and expect it to work.There are multiple problems with this party composition that is just begging for IC conflict to break out, which at most tables invariably spills over to OOC real world conflict.The OP feels like he's being taken advantage of and taken for granted by the part, particularly the Barbarian.  He's probably right.  But rather than playing this out at the table with the Paladin feeling like the Barbarian is taking advantage of him and saying so in character, or considering that in fact the character he's playing might not in fact have a problem with other people taking advantage of him, but that he'd expect it and dutifully struggle on, he's elevating this to a table problem by taking it personally as an affront of some sort.  It's probably not meant as an affront and the other players (and therefore the other characters) probably have never even considered the question.I generally don't approve of airing your grief with other players to EnWorld.  Do you want advice or are you just looking for validation?But I also agree with the general consensus of the thread that the party composition is weird.  Five of your six players have at least a very strong chaotic bent, and there is at least the suggestion of a trend toward CE.  And, you are playing a paladin.  This sounds like a recipe for disaster.  My advice; tell the DM that your character leaves in disgust at the parties self-centered chaotic ways and goes to seek his own fortune.  Switch your character out for a CE cleric, and then make the rest of the party grovel (literally and figuratively) whenever they need healing.  Charge the other party members in favors and coin whenever they want a spell from you.  Make them get down on their knees and beg your deity for his blessings.  If they can't pay, and they are down to 1 hit point, tell them that you'll overlook it this time provided they put on a slave collar and abase themselves before you.  That at least would resolve all the contradictions in the party, instead of having a self-centered party that wants the advantage of a self-sacrificing healer validating their self-centered approach to the game, they'd get what they want good and hard.  If the party decides that this is inappropriate or too difficult to deal with, then perhaps they can seek out the Paladin again and apologize.  Or they can just kill the CE cleric.  But at least you'd have some RP and not be pushing pawns around your chess board.</blockquote>

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