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<blockquote data-quote="Sunseeker" data-source="post: 6162098">How you roleplay and how he plays will never be the same.&nbsp; Honestly, that's a good thing.&nbsp; If everyone played exactly the same, the game would get very boring.&nbsp; If he's having fun playing in the above manner, let him have his fun.Even as the moderate RPer that I am, I love building characters, some for power, some for creativity, some for silly.&nbsp; And I go through moods with my characters, and even though I can become attached to them, I often feel like I'd rather be playing something else.&nbsp; And yeah, death is an excuse to do that.This is a HUGE no-no.&nbsp; I have less of an issue with people looking things up during the game(provided it doesn't bog things down), than I do with calling me out for making changes.&nbsp; I custom-build almost all my NPCs(though I mostly play 4e), but still.&nbsp; I altered the HP, or the power, or the ability, or the class for a REASON.&nbsp; And that reason is generally &quot;it makes the game better&quot;.&nbsp; Preemptively, I often ask for phones to be turned off, or at least set aside during the game unless there is an emergency or a good reason not to...or my players show they're responsible people who can look away as needed.I do want to mention, I don't mind my players reading the books or even using their phone, but they alone are not the only ones to define a &quot;distraction&quot;, if other players find their behavior detrimental to the game, then hopefully those players will speak up, but if not, I will say something.&nbsp; I don't consider anything aside from my explicit plot notes to be &quot;private information&quot;, since a player can simply look them up before/after the game.&nbsp; &nbsp;This is the ONLY response you need to give.&nbsp; Anything more is unnecessary.&nbsp; If he doesn't like it, he needs to GTFO.&nbsp;I would have showed him the door right then and there.&nbsp; I tolerate reasonable discussion and am willing to compromise if there is a sound argument behind the claims, but otherwise, I am DM, if you don't like it, either sit down and be quiet or leave.&nbsp;Short of him being my best friend or husband, I would have shown him the door ages ago.Also: to the bold: I love my WoW characters!&nbsp; I am very attached to them.&nbsp; The fact that they're a little less creative doesn't mean I can't add creativity of my own.&nbsp; Honestly the lack of creativity in creating them I feel pushes me to come up with more creative concepts for them.&nbsp; &quot;I look just like Other Human 36562, but how am I different?&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp; I can, and have written just as much material on some of my WoW or SWTOR or NWO characters as I have my D&amp;D characters.Further: I DO NOT, repeat DO NOT play &quot;myself inserted into a fantasy world&quot;.&nbsp; Some people may, but I don't.&nbsp; I am a guy who plays elves and dwarves and women and half-elf/dwarf women who hate men!&nbsp; I hate the idea of playing a fantasy Mary-Sue, it just absolutely disgusts me.&nbsp; If you enjoy it, great, just don't expect that to be everyone's take on it.&nbsp; I create unique characters who are individuals all unto themselves.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Sunseeker, post: 6162098"] How you roleplay and how he plays will never be the same. Honestly, that's a good thing. If everyone played exactly the same, the game would get very boring. If he's having fun playing in the above manner, let him have his fun. Even as the moderate RPer that I am, I love building characters, some for power, some for creativity, some for silly. And I go through moods with my characters, and even though I can become attached to them, I often feel like I'd rather be playing something else. And yeah, death is an excuse to do that. This is a HUGE no-no. I have less of an issue with people looking things up during the game(provided it doesn't bog things down), than I do with calling me out for making changes. I custom-build almost all my NPCs(though I mostly play 4e), but still. I altered the HP, or the power, or the ability, or the class for a REASON. And that reason is generally "it makes the game better". Preemptively, I often ask for phones to be turned off, or at least set aside during the game unless there is an emergency or a good reason not to...or my players show they're responsible people who can look away as needed. I do want to mention, I don't mind my players reading the books or even using their phone, but they alone are not the only ones to define a "distraction", if other players find their behavior detrimental to the game, then hopefully those players will speak up, but if not, I will say something. I don't consider anything aside from my explicit plot notes to be "private information", since a player can simply look them up before/after the game. This is the ONLY response you need to give. Anything more is unnecessary. If he doesn't like it, he needs to GTFO. I would have showed him the door right then and there. I tolerate [I]reasonable[/I] discussion and am willing to compromise if there is a sound argument behind the claims, but otherwise, I am DM, if you don't like it, either sit down and be quiet or leave. Short of him being my best friend or husband, I would have shown him the door ages ago. Also: to the bold: I love my WoW characters! I am very attached to them. The fact that they're a little less creative doesn't mean I can't add creativity of my own. Honestly the [I]lack[/I] of creativity in creating them I feel pushes me to come up with more creative concepts for them. "I look just like Other Human 36562, but how am I [I]different[/I]?" I can, and have written just as much material on some of my WoW or SWTOR or NWO characters as I have my D&D characters. Further: I DO NOT, repeat DO NOT play "myself inserted into a fantasy world". Some people may, but I don't. I am a guy who plays elves and dwarves and women and half-elf/dwarf women who hate men! I hate the idea of playing a fantasy Mary-Sue, it just absolutely disgusts me. If you enjoy it, great, just don't expect that to be everyone's take on it. I create unique characters who are individuals all unto themselves. [/QUOTE]

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