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Message: <blockquote data-quote="happyelf" data-source="post: 2887418" data-attributes="member: 40394">*Look for a new place to play . . .  quietly. You may find that you will need it if things go poorly.*Keep a close eye on how the other players are reacting to the situation, for instance wether they feel it's unfair, ect. You might consider talking to them in private, via email maybe, although in person conversations are better since they carry less risk of people misinterpreting them.*Keep the issue in mind but unless there are further problems, it's no big deal. If new problems develop, then it is. *New problems can take a lot of forms. Don't look for them, but keep in mind that there is a power issue here, and somebody may end up abusing it, and that can take many different forms.*If you feel that further problems are occuring, you need to talk to the group as individuals, and then assert that, as the GM, you have the right to call the shots. You provide the game, in exchange, you have the right to maintain control over it on your terms.*Since you're playing at his house, that could be an issue and if he rejects the game again, you might need to raise that issue. That could lead in all sorts of . . interesting. . directions, so it's best to keep things in perspetive unless serious problems arise. *In specific terms, this guy sounds like he has an element to his playstyle whereby he's interested in character novelty. Like most issues of play style, this is fine, but it also has a less positive equivalent. For instance, a lot of people like playing wierd characters, and do fine with them. OTOH some people like playing wierd characters because it allows them to monopolise the spotlight or use it as an excuse for disruptive behaviour. *If he is focused ore on stats, the same general logic applies as the above. Many players like getting a certain kind of advantage or ability, or are interested in new, novel combinations of abilities and stats. OTOH some people take min-maxxing or powergaming to an extreme where it is disruptive to the game or they use it as a way to exert unfair influence over the group.As an aside, more detail would be useful. What class/combo did he end up using? I mean. . . how bad is it?</blockquote>

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