D&D General Who shouldn't play D&D

[The Soloist]

On death row, Dungeons & Dragons offers a chance for new role

"This is one situation in which they can take control of their narrative, so they can rewrite the story and envision a world in which they are not seen as the bad guys, but the heroes who can save the world."

www.texasstandard.org

Thank you for this. I modified my earlier post. It must be on a case-by-case (or state) basis. I read an article about RPGs in prisons several years ago.

 

[Minigiant]

World Eaters Players

Too loud.
Just too loud.

 

[Nefermandias]

D&D is for everyone.

D&D has something to offer to anyone. For example, it is possible to play D&D as a strictly combat game, or oppositely play D&D as storytelling game without any combat at all.

One of the responsibilities of a DM is emphasize the aspects of D&D that the players at ones table enjoy.

Perhaps the only caveat is session zero where players come to agreement. So, if the session zero cant meet an individuals needs, find a session zero that does.

OP even took the time to redirect people with this kind of opinion to the proper thread. Not sure what you're trying to achieve here.

On a unrelated note, I believe people with poor reading comprehension should not be playing D&D.
Inability to read and comprehend rules puts unnecessary stress on a DM who's trying to keep the game running smoothly and consistently.

 

[Ath'kethin]

I'll bite: Dice Cheats. They should not be allowed to play.

I played in an Adventurer's League game years ago that had an obvious dice cheat - a fellow who was maybe in his mid-50s. The guy sat at the far end of the table from the DM, picked up his die very quickly after each roll, and to hear him tell never rolled below a 13 or 14 on his D20.

After a couple of weeks/sessions I asked the DM (who was 40-ish, about my age) about the guy, since he (the DM) had to have noticed he (the player) was cheating. The response: "if that guy's life is such a disaster that needs to cheat at a public game of Dungeons & Dragons to make himself feel better, who am I to give him a rough time? He isn't hurting anybody"

Sage words, and experience that definitely stuck with me.

 

[Aldarc]

If we are singling out individuals, the answer is clearly @pemerton. He brings too many dangerous ideas to playing D&D.

 

[jasper]

Anything else that would make a person unsuitable for D&D? If you think of something, post it!

People who want the dm to be their bEEP um meat computer.
People who can't stand to lose.
People who hate that their dice hate them.
People who have main character thinking
People who want to share their kink with their table.
cats who think they can stomp on my keyboard

 

[Dausuul]

From experience: anyone who wants to play a kender should only play with other people who want to play kender.

"May you play with kender." --Ancient Gygaxian curse

 

[pemerton]

People who have main character thinking

This is something that I want in any RPG player - to imagine their PC as a full-blooded protagonist.

It's like the RPG equivalent of learning to make "big moves" in dance or martial arts training.

 

[jasper]

This is something that I want in any RPG player - to imagine their PC as a full-blooded protagonist.

It's like the RPG equivalent of learning to make "big moves" in dance or martial arts training.

Let me rephrase, no let me sum up.
Player who thinks they the only star in the production and everyone else at the table are extras.

 

[Jack Daniel]

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