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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ThoughtBubble" data-source="post: 896426" data-attributes="member: 9723">Let me start by being that annoying bastard who comments on how purely argumentitive this thread has gotten.  Now that that's out of the way.I had a similar situation in the campaign I'm DMing. Adventurers go into a cave, trip alarm, dwarven rogue and human fighter both charge in and attack one guard each, going to opposing sides of the room. Cleric #1 stands outside door, Cleric #2 runs forward from the treeline where he was planning to snipe from. Mage stands outside. Re-inforcements pour in, fighter takes some serious hits, rogue's getting flanked. Mage tries to help the rogue, but isn't a combat character, gets knocked to near death and runs outside, falling unconcious. Cleric #1 watches. Cleric #2 runs in to heal the warrior.  The fight goes for a while, rogue gets surrounded, warrior's been taking hits left and right, cleric #2's been alternating between healing (and dodging AOO's) and trying to contribute to the fight. Cleric #1 healed the mage and decided to light a lantern. Rogue goes down, critted by a greataxe. Remaning orcs swarm the fighter. Cleric #2 runs out of healing and shouts for help. Cleric #1 finally moves to help and starts using healing spells.Cleric #1 has made a history of not participating, and we had a little talk. I told him that I was dissapointed with his conduct, and I felt that he wasn't trying to participate. I told him that I didn't mind him playing a quiet character, but if he continued to sit out of the game, I was going to have to ask him to leave.Of course, this was right before I told everyone else I was dissapointed in them for not acting like a team (splitting up, not covering eachother, not making use of their strengths) and not considering retreat as an option when faced with an overwhelming force.And that worked, mostly. I've found that if someone isn't willing to listen when the DM makes a direct request, they shouldn't be in that DM's game. If it's a problem, talk to them. I've found it usually works.edit: Pronoun use.</blockquote>

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