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<blockquote data-quote="BobTheNob" data-source="post: 5527599" data-attributes="member: 82425">First of all...welcome!Now, as to your idea. Hmmm. Good DM'ing is alot of things, and one of those things is understanding what makes players happy. What makes the game enjoyable. If the game is not enjoyable, then everything else you may contribute (understanding of all the rules, the best plot lines, back-ground music...whatever) means spit.Rule Zero = Have funBefore I embarked upon this choice I would ask myself whether it would be fun for the players. Is the target player one that would revel in the chance to take down his colleagues? Is your group the sort that would find this player vs player concept fun?Also, to play this scenario out honestly, you must give your solo'd guy a chance in hell. But what happens when he out thinks his former team mates, or the rolls favor him too greatly? Party wipe? Thats not fun.Also, what if your solo guys elects to throw in the fight when the fight starts to give the party a walk through?Pitting player against player is a dangerous path to walk. Depending on maturity levels of your group egos will be hurt and people will be upset.At the end of the day DMing is like a business and players are like your customers. Give them a product they like, and the will keep coming back. Guess or dictate to them what they like and you will be hanging an &quot;out of business&quot; sign pretty promptly.So...would your players enjoy this?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="BobTheNob, post: 5527599, member: 82425"] First of all...welcome! Now, as to your idea. Hmmm. Good DM'ing is alot of things, and one of those things is understanding what makes players happy. What makes the game enjoyable. If the game is not enjoyable, then everything else you may contribute (understanding of all the rules, the best plot lines, back-ground music...whatever) means spit. Rule Zero = Have fun Before I embarked upon this choice I would ask myself whether it would be fun for the players. Is the target player one that would revel in the chance to take down his colleagues? Is your group the sort that would find this player vs player concept fun? Also, to play this scenario out honestly, you must give your solo'd guy a chance in hell. But what happens when he out thinks his former team mates, or the rolls favor him too greatly? Party wipe? Thats not fun. Also, what if your solo guys elects to throw in the fight when the fight starts to give the party a walk through? Pitting player against player is a dangerous path to walk. Depending on maturity levels of your group egos will be hurt and people will be upset. At the end of the day DMing is like a business and players are like your customers. Give them a product they like, and the will keep coming back. Guess or dictate to them what they like and you will be hanging an "out of business" sign pretty promptly. So...would your players enjoy this? [/QUOTE]

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