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<blockquote data-quote="Raven Crowking" data-source="post: 2899652" data-attributes="member: 18280">So, from my understanding, the guy said that he just wanted &quot;some dialog and flexibility&quot; then said he didn't want to talk about it as soon as Elephant tried to open a dialogue with him.&nbsp; Elephant asked specifically for the chance to pre-approve characters before the game, this guy decided to send an email to everyone saying he was switching characters but not giving Elephant the chance to look the new character over.&nbsp; This guy said he couldn't play the old character because he had been lost or damaged in some form, but used the old character sheet to create the new character, with parts of the old character still clearly visible on it.My perception of this joker is that his enjoyment stems from his control.&nbsp; Not of the game, but of the group.I would have booted this guy out after the first outburst.&nbsp; I'd have packed my stuff, apologized to the other players, and suggested that the game be picked up in one week at another location.My advice is as follows:(1)&nbsp; Send and email to the players who want to play with you, apologizing for the altercation (without taking blame, sort of a &quot;I'm sorry this had to disrupt our game.&nbsp; I really appreciate the support.&quot; sort of thing).(3)&nbsp; Let the players who want to play with you pick the location for the continued game.&nbsp; If this is an issue, it is something that they should be able to help with.(4)&nbsp; If there are no hard feelings, send an email to the remaining players, telling them when and where the games will be.&nbsp; Tell them &quot;I'm sorry our last game was so badly disrupted.&nbsp; I hope there are no hard feelings on our part, as I enjoyed gaming with you.&nbsp; If you want to play in the game I'm running, please just let me know and I'll try to keep a seat open.&quot;(5)&nbsp; Run your game.RC</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Raven Crowking, post: 2899652, member: 18280"] So, from my understanding, the guy said that he just wanted "some dialog and flexibility" then said he didn't want to talk about it as soon as Elephant tried to open a dialogue with him. Elephant asked specifically for the chance to pre-approve characters before the game, this guy decided to send an email to everyone saying he was switching characters but not giving Elephant the chance to look the new character over. This guy said he couldn't play the old character because he had been lost or damaged in some form, but used the old character sheet to create the new character, with parts of the old character still clearly visible on it. My perception of this joker is that his enjoyment stems from his control. Not of the [B][I]game[/I][/B], but of the [B][I]group[/I][/B]. I would have booted this guy out after the first outburst. I'd have packed my stuff, apologized to the other players, and suggested that the game be picked up in one week at another location. My advice is as follows: (1) Send and email to the players who want to play with you, apologizing for the altercation (without taking blame, sort of a "I'm sorry this had to disrupt our game. I really appreciate the support." sort of thing). (3) Let the players who want to play with you pick the location for the continued game. If this is an issue, it is something that they should be able to help with. (4) If there are no hard feelings, send an email to the remaining players, telling them when and where the games will be. Tell them "I'm sorry our last game was so badly disrupted. I hope there are no hard feelings on our part, as I enjoyed gaming with you. If you want to play in the game I'm running, please just let me know and I'll try to keep a seat open." (5) Run your game. RC [/QUOTE]

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