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<blockquote data-quote="Felon" data-source="post: 2942102" data-attributes="member: 8158">I'm curious. If he never came out and told you what his motivations were, then are we to gather that you're drawing inferrences? If those inferrences are accurate, he's a bit of a selfish jerk. Of course, the players are saps for letting him manipulate them. This is a magor &quot;well, duh&quot; situation. A player is equipped with a game-breakingly over-the-top magic item (and contrary to common belief, slapping the label &quot;artifact&quot; on an item doesn't suddenly legitimize it being game-breakingly over-the-top). It grants him a situation-specific invulnerability, yet it's surprising that the player takes advantage of the opportunity to exploit it when the specific situation arises? My guess is the player probably expected the lich to realize it couldn't act against him, and to back down. Doesn't really sound like a self-destruct button situation to me, just someone trying to make the most of a powerful toy.I've got a player who constantly pulls stuff like that. Wants to act like he's been smoking eight bowls of pot before the situation, behaves in a silly Clouseau-like manner. This is generally because he's trying to amuse himself because he doesn't feel invested in his character or the campaign. The trick is finding some way to capture his interest and make him feel like an important part of the team.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Felon, post: 2942102, member: 8158"] I'm curious. If he never came out and told you what his motivations were, then are we to gather that you're drawing inferrences? If those inferrences are accurate, he's a bit of a selfish jerk. Of course, the players are saps for letting him manipulate them. This is a magor "well, duh" situation. A player is equipped with a game-breakingly over-the-top magic item (and contrary to common belief, slapping the label "artifact" on an item doesn't suddenly legitimize it being game-breakingly over-the-top). It grants him a situation-specific invulnerability, yet it's surprising that the player takes advantage of the opportunity to exploit it when the specific situation arises? My guess is the player probably expected the lich to realize it couldn't act against him, and to back down. Doesn't really sound like a self-destruct button situation to me, just someone trying to make the most of a powerful toy. I've got a player who constantly pulls stuff like that. Wants to act like he's been smoking eight bowls of pot before the situation, behaves in a silly Clouseau-like manner. This is generally because he's trying to amuse himself because he doesn't feel invested in his character or the campaign. The trick is finding some way to capture his interest and make him feel like an important part of the team. [/QUOTE]

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