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I think we both know the kind of That Guy we're talking about and a conversation isn't going to change things.


Okay, moot. But in that case why keep them active in group? Why tolerate it in the first place.

Maybe I'm just to compassionate.


Not gp, but because they aren't so unpleasant they're intolerable. But i definitely know one person i won't play a game with once my current campaign is over, and another i won't have as a player, ever. For two different reasons. The first might overall be a nice player to have if you manage to canalise him, he play his character well as long as the NPC he interact with isn't a female, then he becomes incredibly weird. I thought he was playing that part too, but since we have a female player at the table it became painfully obvious its not (and it became worse, weirdly). The second one is actually pleasant to be around most of the time, just very tiring. I had a player with the same energy level before and it's exhausting. I'd love having her as a DM however.


I would suggest you check out some of the things on reddit's rpghorrorstories subreddit.

Of course, we're only seeing one side of a narrative, and the stories are obviously written for an audience that expects something - but it can be rather enlightening at just how bad some people can be, and just how much some other people can put up with.


I've had my fair share. I know the stories. In the end I just started not tolerating the bull and told them go away.

As I said, I trial them out if they can't obey the first warning than out they go.




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