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Message: <blockquote data-quote="MostlyHarmless42" data-source="post: 6966871" data-attributes="member: 6845520">There are probably a number of things. A few though...1) When players are habitually late/not prepared. I get being busy, but consistently is frustrating.2) Electronics while gaming. I get that spell apps and useful tools exist. I even understand that things come up, or the desire to multitask. What I freaking HATE though is when I have to explain things multiple times, or wait on you to realize I just asked you a question because you are browsing Facebook or playing some damn mobile game on your phone/tablet!3) Players or DMs who make the game an "us vs. them" thing with an adversarial mindset. I want everyone to have fun and tell a good story damn it! Constantly trying to undercut me (as a DM or a player) with ruleslawyering, unreasonable munchkining, or the next couple points below really ticks me off and is not helpful.4) Players who ever claim someone else is "Playing It Wrong (tm)." Outside of a rules misunderstanding, or my final point, there is no wrong way to ever roll or play a character. Period. Your fun (tm) is not being negatively impacted because someone decided to play a Dwarven wizard with an int of 8 nor if the min/maxing power gamer doesn't roleplay much (though the latter admittedly can make it a bit harder to tell a story in some cases).5) When a player pitches serious characters, and even complains about the game or other players not being serious enough or having the right tone, yet THEY themself are incapable of roleplaying a serious character or ARE the primary cause of the lack of seriousness or appropriate tone. Stuff like making unfunny or inappropriate jokes for the sake of "lightening up" or "counterbalancing" the DM, especially when their character isn't even present. Or constantly trying to slip in modern references or off topic out of character jokes that "their character would never say!"</blockquote>

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