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<blockquote data-quote="The Eternal GM" data-source="post: 4131255" data-attributes="member: 52760"><p>It does sound like Mr. Bard has a lot on his plate in real life. But I'm not sympathetic to him bringing them to the table. As I say often enough for it to be carved in stone "We all have real life concerns, some more than others. None of them should ruin a social event like gaming."</p><p></p><p>My suggestion?</p><p></p><p>Just talk to him, see if he has calmed down and chilled out any. If he hasn't, decide what is really more important for the group... It might just come down to saying "While we're playing D&D, you might want to skip our sessions and do something else." I understand this doesn't help Mr. Bard's wife any, but I can't think of much that will. Maybe tie-up the D&D game fairly quickly and move onto something else he prefers.</p><p></p><p>If he has calmed down, offer him a free shot at re-tooling his character. From scratch. If he feels it'll help and appease him, it might be worth it. I'll be honest and say he IS being childish and egotistical, but if you want to keep gaming with him and keep the peace socially, it can't hurt to try and accommodate him, at least as long as the other players won't mind this allowance.</p><p></p><p>No matter the guy's real life problems, there's a big difference between being a good friend and pandering to his desire for the spotlight and an easy time. If he doesn't like the challenge imposed by D&D, that is his problem and no one else's. So to me, as GM in the past it has come down to "Can we realistically work something out? No? Then I'm afraid I can only suggest you skip the next (however many) weeks of gaming until we're playing something else."</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="The Eternal GM, post: 4131255, member: 52760"] It does sound like Mr. Bard has a lot on his plate in real life. But I'm not sympathetic to him bringing them to the table. As I say often enough for it to be carved in stone "We all have real life concerns, some more than others. None of them should ruin a social event like gaming." My suggestion? Just talk to him, see if he has calmed down and chilled out any. If he hasn't, decide what is really more important for the group... It might just come down to saying "While we're playing D&D, you might want to skip our sessions and do something else." I understand this doesn't help Mr. Bard's wife any, but I can't think of much that will. Maybe tie-up the D&D game fairly quickly and move onto something else he prefers. If he has calmed down, offer him a free shot at re-tooling his character. From scratch. If he feels it'll help and appease him, it might be worth it. I'll be honest and say he IS being childish and egotistical, but if you want to keep gaming with him and keep the peace socially, it can't hurt to try and accommodate him, at least as long as the other players won't mind this allowance. No matter the guy's real life problems, there's a big difference between being a good friend and pandering to his desire for the spotlight and an easy time. If he doesn't like the challenge imposed by D&D, that is his problem and no one else's. So to me, as GM in the past it has come down to "Can we realistically work something out? No? Then I'm afraid I can only suggest you skip the next (however many) weeks of gaming until we're playing something else." [/QUOTE]
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