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Message: <blockquote data-quote="aramis erak" data-source="post: 9734880" data-attributes="member: 6779310">It's a stance I've taken in D&DAL play... when every other player groaned at the objection.In that case, it was spiders. I asked if they wanted to sit out the scene in the hall and come back; they did. I've not had pay-to-play players in 34 years now... not counting the low-cost local cons' door fees.The GM has control over plot important, save in tournament play; that's a different beastie than standard con play.Now, that said, every table there's an obligation to not traumatize players; sometimes the way is to exclude them.Had a player have flashbacks to 'Nam from Horde of the Dragon Queen Chapter 1. Specifically, the dragon attack. Justifiable, but it was a key element of the chapter. I'll note he didn't X-card... he did take a smoke break and have his partner run his character, handing me a note explaining.Had a trek player object to Transporters. Was a store demo. Had a bystander complain about what was, to me, a minor issue: running ALIEN: Chariot of the Gods. The issue was the use of beer by a PC being rewarded by stress reduction. The bystander then heard the alien's birth scene, and left. It didn't help that the player was clearly too young for alcohol, and was drinking a non-alcoholic "ginger beer"...Had a bystander complain about word choices... ones which would, indeed draw an infraction here... And it had been bugging me. Threatened to put out a swear jar. It got dialed back.In a home game of John Wick's Blood & Honor, a player had his character attack another, then tried X-carding their declared head shot back... after he failed to get the 10 needed to participate actively in resolution. Didn't work. About an hour later, with children in the room, same player went very graphically into a particular scene and disemboweling an NPC; everyone else was x-carding... including his mother, who was listening in. We ended that campaign. That very evening.</blockquote>

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