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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Nyaricus" data-source="post: 2744449" data-attributes="member: 35678">I intend for this discussion to cover how to correct players in game, or politely (if possible) remove a problem player from your D&D game. I understand that most of you established DM's will have a pretty solid group, by-and-by, and that many of the younger generations (like me) might be having the same problem i am facing. So, now that the general theme has been set, here's my quandry (and if you didn't get it, please feel free to submit you own problems). I have a player who happens to be our Cleric (he's a Dwarven Cleric of Talos, in FR). The rogue and necro are both halfings, and happen to be the most experienced and better players in my group. We are an evil party, and they are always trying to scheme and talk in halfing a lot (i make my NPCs tell them to stop "talking in gibberish" because they suspect something is up a lot [very seedy and paranoid people, lol]) Before, they would say out loud "okay, halfing talk -now- and start to say aloud what they wanted to do (but now i get them to write in a note-book back and forth). Speaking out loud was a problem, because the Cleric's player could of course hear this, and he'd meta-game to hell and back. He told me in school about his plans to get a permanent 'comprehend language' spell on him, so he could understand them - but in-game, he hadn't introduced any interest in languages at all. Really bad meta-gaming there, adn there are many other times where this has occurded. Then, he turns around and says at school that "okay guys, for next D&D meet, lets just talk in character, no outside conversations." And then at the meet, he starts to go off on tangents. He even thought it would be funny at our last meet to whip a highlighter by my head, which missed his intended target (whatever that was) and hit me right under my eye! I said nothing, but i had the biggest frown on my face for about an hour. Please don't get me wrong . . .he is a nice guy (read: say nice in a really strained tone) and i am way nicer (out of game, at least :devilsmiley: ) but i am stuck on what to do. I asked the guys after the last game to write their 3 favourite players on a piece of paper with their name at the top (more to prep to see who's going to be in an upcoming, side campaign) and his name didn't  come up once. I am frustrated by this, and i don't like giving him the boot, esp. because he goes to the same school with me. So, what should i do here? Is it worth it? can  get him to change? how can i try to stem meta-gaming better? Is D&D just not his forte?Regards, Nyaricus</blockquote>

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