{"id":351,"date":"2009-09-17T14:21:04","date_gmt":"2009-09-17T21:21:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rpggm.com\/blog\/?p=351"},"modified":"2009-09-17T14:21:04","modified_gmt":"2009-09-17T21:21:04","slug":"handling-problem-players","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rpggm.com\/blog\/2009\/09\/17\/handling-problem-players\/","title":{"rendered":"Handling Problem Players"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-352\" title=\"frustrated GM\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rpggm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/teen-peer-problems.jpg\" alt=\"frustrated GM\" width=\"200\" height=\"120\" \/>We all get them: the incessant rules lawyer who challenges your every call; the &#8220;loopholer&#8221; who will exploit everything not nailed down in the rules to gain that extra +1 advantage; the player who takes everything that happens to their character as an attack on themselves&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Dealing with problem players is never easy. Here&#8217;s a collection of resources to help you when you&#8217;ve got no idea where to turn:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/rpg\/comments\/8jztn\/ask_rpg_dd_4e_need_lucktype_rewards\/\">[Ask RPG] D&amp;D 4e: Need Luck-type Rewards<\/a>:<\/strong> Using in-game rewards to curb problem behavior.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gnomestew.com\/gnome-gnews\/dealing-with-a-player-who-wants-it-all\">Dealing with a Player Who Wants It All<\/a>:<\/strong> Dealing with a spotlight-stealing player.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rpglife.com\/phpBB3\/viewtopic.php?f=35&amp;t=206\">Dealing with Disruptive Players<\/a>:<\/strong> A forum discussion. About half way down the page is a good checklist of things to do when dealing with a problem player.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rpgdigest.com\/2008\/02\/23\/dealing-with-problem-players\/\">Dealing with Problem Players<\/a>: <\/strong>Why GMs tend to make poor players.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.topmudsites.com\/forums\/roleplaying-storytelling\/4414-dealing-rp-attention-hogs.html\">Dealing with RP Attention Hogs<\/a>:<\/strong> How to deal with players who want all the spotlight.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.enworld.org\/forum\/d-d-3rd-edition-rules\/257161-dm-advice-difficult-players.html\">DM Advice for Difficult Players?<\/a>:<\/strong> Dealing with a rules-lawyer.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/chattydm.net\/2009\/07\/02\/friday-chat-gaming-with-aggressivejerk-players\/\">Friday Chat: Dealing with Aggressive\/Jerk Players<\/a>:<\/strong> Just what the title says. Be sure to read the comments for further ideas on how to deal with these players.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.enworld.org\/forum\/blogs\/janx\/1188-group-therapy-dice.html\">Group Therapy with Dice<\/a>:<\/strong> Identifying problem players.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.happyjacks.org\/?tag=players\">Happy Jacks RPG Podcast &#8212; Season 01 Episode 02<\/a>:<\/strong> A podcast about dealing with players.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rpglife.com\/phpBB3\/viewtopic.php?f=35&amp;t=291\">How Do You Deal with Die Fudgers?<\/a>:<\/strong> Tips for dealing with players who cheat on their die rolls.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.roleplayingpro.com\/2008\/12\/19\/how-to-deal-with-competitive-players\/\">How to Deal with Competitive Players<\/a>:<\/strong> Dealing with players who just has to &#8220;win&#8221;.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.treasuretables.org\/2005\/12\/how-to-kick-out-a-player-and-respect-yourself-in-the-morning\">How to Kick Out a Player and Respect Yourself in the Morning:<\/a><\/strong> A step-by-step guide for removing disruptive players from your game.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rpg.net\/columns\/nextlevel\/nextlevel13.phtml\">The Next Level #13: Solving a Disruptive Player<\/a>:<\/strong> Ideas for dealing with a disruptive player without booting them out.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamegrene.com\/node\/312\">Problem Players of a Different Sort<\/a>: <\/strong>Dealing with &#8220;Console Drones&#8221;, inattentive players and players who bring their personal issues into the game.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We all get them: the incessant rules lawyer who challenges your every call; the &#8220;loopholer&#8221; who will exploit everything not nailed down in the rules to gain that extra +1 advantage; the player who takes everything that happens to their &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rpggm.com\/blog\/2009\/09\/17\/handling-problem-players\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[224,222,38],"class_list":["post-351","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-musings","tag-gming","tag-players","tag-problem-players"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rpggm.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/351","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rpggm.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rpggm.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rpggm.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rpggm.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=351"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.rpggm.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/351\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":354,"href":"https:\/\/www.rpggm.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/351\/revisions\/354"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rpggm.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=351"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rpggm.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=351"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rpggm.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=351"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}