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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Psimancer" data-source="post: 1703791" data-attributes="member: 13037">I feel for you brother, I have both played with, and DMed, someone who did this exact thing… so I know what you mean; it IS exhausting… both as a player and as a DM…As a player I countered it by beating him at his own game, but ultimately it left a sour taste in my mouth and was not fair on the other players… but… realising that he had lost the contest, he left the group… after that, all settled back to normal…You have stated that the other ‘players’ have noticed the stealing, but have their ‘characters’?Give the other characters a spot and/or sense motive check every time he loots, potentially with a cumulative bonus as the lack of treasure becomes more and more noticeable. And don’t be shy about it, do it front of him; “Right, you are looting? Okay, everyone else; give me a roll to see if your characters’ notice it!”  With the threat of being found out, maybe it will curb his acquisitive nature… Oh, and if he tries to use the old ‘private note’ trick, tell him that you are not doing that anymore, all conversation is to be done at the table… If the other characters do find out, let them handle it themselves; “Lets lynch him!!!”…The first recourse of any DM is to talk to the player and you have done that!… now it is time for the characters to have their say… and they probably won’t be so nice about it… after all, for the most part their reactions are to kill first and ask questions later....</blockquote>

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