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193 questions linked to/from What is "my guy syndrome" and how do I handle it?
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How to prevent a droid from denouncing you? [duplicate]
I'm preparing a campaign of Star Wars Saga Edition, and I'm stuck with two of my player's backgrounds. The campaign takes place in 3 659 BBY, and the party is mainly composed of Sith.
The characters, ...
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How to deal with stubborn player who does not participate in missions? [duplicate]
One of the members of our group likes to choose characters with personal agendas or secret motives that prevent him from cooperating with the rest of the team.
He will sit out of missions entirely if ...
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Character not developing with DM's story [duplicate]
I haven't RPed much, only 2-3 games; most of them are never completed due to events happening and the RP can't be continued.
In the current game I have made a Chaotic Neutral character, whose main ...
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Betrayed by my GM; how can I respond?
I was introduced to D&D three months ago and really delved into the world. I had so much fun creating my character and tried very hard to roleplay him differently from myself.
I did my very best ...
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Evil Campaigns: How to explain the difference between being evil and being a jerk?
My friend has recently started running an evil campaign. His players are having serious difficulty telling the difference between comitting evil deeds and doing random things that are evil acts.
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Dealing with (supposedly) in-character bullying
There is a member in our current gaming group that has been difficult to deal with and I would really appreciate some advice. For context: We are a group of four people, including the DM, and have ...
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My PCs have a plan that will get them all killed; how and why should I save them?
Related: How do I help my players figure out how to stay alive in a realistically-deadly sandbox campaign?
I am running a sandbox game for a group of players who are used to more traditional ...
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As a player, I am approaching a situation where "My Guy" syndrome seems inevitable and almost appropriate. What can I do to soften any problems?
Alright, so this problem takes a bit of background to explain, but in a nutshell:
Having talked with the other players in the group, and having seen how things play out in-session with the party, ...
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New girl gamer in our D&D group is causing weird tension - what to do?
I'm concerned because a new player just joined our D&D 5e group and is super flirty with all the male players (both in person and as her character - she's a bard). And the problem is that she's ...
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How to deal with a player who is a bad sport?
I have a dedicated gaming group that meets every Sunday. We have been playing regularly for over a year now. It's small, just 5 of us including the current DM. We all rotate DM position per campaign ...
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How to deal with anti-authoritarian player characters?
One player I infrequently role play with (let's call him Bob) seems to have a bit of an issue with authority - or at the very least he likes playing characters who do. It's not that he does not ...
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PC ate a necklace of fireballs bead. How dead should they be?
So one of my loony players found a necklace of fireballs. He is a suicidally over-confidant Tiefling sorcerer.
Against all logic and reason, and probably just to prove that he could, he ate one of ...
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How can I tell the DM that I wasn't having fun and that I fault him for it?
Yesterday I was playing a one-shot DnD 5e and didn't expect that I would become salty.
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The one-shot started at level 5 and I made a Sharpshooter\Fighter and my character was Neutral Good....
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My group member is displaying disturbing behavior, what do I do?
As the DM, I am becoming more and more deeply disturbed with one of our party members. Here’s a list of things he keeps doing.
attacking party members
tried to rape a widow (asked if he needed to ...
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Dealing with PC that constantly lies to NPCs
I have a player playing a rogue in her first RPG, and she is constantly lying to NPCs. She says it is one of her character flaws and I like that she is playing the character to the fullest, but she ...
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