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<blockquote data-quote="jgsugden" data-source="post: 8304714" data-attributes="member: 2629">I've had a few 'offensive problematic' players at tables where I have DMed, but those were actually fairly simple for me.&nbsp; I'd take them aside, point out what was problematic, and then ask them how we should proceed.&nbsp; If I did not like their answer, I'd put the situation in front of the table as a whole and ask for a solution.&nbsp; If the offensive element was something I would not tolerate, one of the proposed solutions would be me leaving the group (which I have done more than once - there are always other groups and walking when the group is offensive is sometimes the only option).However, the problem that has been hardest for me to handle is the great, loevable, amazing person at the table that doesn't really want to play D&amp;D.&nbsp; They want to hang out, but have no interest in the game.&nbsp; You might reel them in for a moment, but they generally just don't want to play the game - they just want to hang out with their friends.&nbsp; They're constantly sidetracking, they are not following the action, they have no interest in learning the rules, and they often do random things that make no sense - not out of a delight for messing things up, but just because they have no idea what is going on.&nbsp; It is so hard because you enjoy them as a person, you like having them around, everybody likes them actually - but they mess with the game.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="jgsugden, post: 8304714, member: 2629"] I've had a few 'offensive problematic' players at tables where I have DMed, but those were actually fairly simple for me. I'd take them aside, point out what was problematic, and then ask them how we should proceed. If I did not like their answer, I'd put the situation in front of the table as a whole and ask for a solution. If the offensive element was something I would not tolerate, one of the proposed solutions would be me leaving the group (which I have done more than once - there are always other groups and walking when the group is offensive is sometimes the only option). However, the problem that has been hardest for me to handle is the great, loevable, amazing person at the table that doesn't really want to play D&D. They want to hang out, but have no interest in the game. You might reel them in for a moment, but they generally just don't want to play the game - they just want to hang out with their friends. They're constantly sidetracking, they are not following the action, they have no interest in learning the rules, and they often do random things that make no sense - not out of a delight for messing things up, but just because they have no idea what is going on. It is so hard because you enjoy them as a person, you like having them around, everybody likes them actually - but they mess with the game. [/QUOTE]

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