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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Lord Pendragon" data-source="post: 1287213" data-attributes="member: 707">In a previous game, I played in a group that had a similar problem player.  The character was a cross-dressing gnome druid who liked to dump water (courtesy of Create Water, his favorite cantrip,) over the head of anyone who annoyed him.  The PC was zany in the extreme, with no care as to the in-game consequences of his actions.I spoke with the DM about it, who was reluctant to do anything because the player is a good friend of the entire group, and the DM didn't want to hurt her feelings.  Nor did I.  On the other hand, my PC in-game, a stoic fighter/mage born in a Spartan city dedicated to demonslaying, was a no-nonsense type of guy, whose character practically screamed to leave the druid behind and find someone more serious and dependable.Eventually, the party ranger had had enough as well, and had a gentle in-game talk about responsibility and "toning it down when it could get us killed."  Out of game, I explained that, much as I thought the druid was a great character and I loved playing with the player, realistically there was no reason my PC would want to adventure with such a loose cannon.  The player understood, and the druid remained zany and the flood of Create Water spells did not abate, but he no longer tried to wear his tutu when we were summoned to meet the Duke.Longwinded example aside, I agree with Buttercup 237%.  A combination of in-game roleplaying and a gentle out-of-game explanation, along with a chance to create a new character without penalty, should do the job. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

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