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The way I'm used to doing this is for the DM/GM to make all dice rolls for the players, if the results would be hidden from the character. If you get a roll to notice a hidden item, the GM rolls, and …

One sensible way to deal with it is to give the prisoners equal spotlight time, in which they can make attempts to escape (since they won't know their buddies are planning a rescue). They might conve …

This might be handled with a carefully crafted/guided Session Zero, in which you verify that players are okay with the world not being exactly what they expect it to be. You could give examples: your …

I wouldn't call it a "no-no" so much as a "tread with care." Done correctly, it could be the trigger for a whole new story arc, in which the PCs have to work out their conflicts over whether the pupp …

Based on the warnings the player was given during character creation, I don't see any reason to believe this is anything other than a player issue. Given it's a new player, however, I would be lenien …

Given this is a school club activity, you most likely have a staff advisor for your club. You should talk to your club advisor about this problem player, specifically about how they're ruining the fu …

One option would be to back the "crunch" level down a notch. Even if flight is central to the characters and campaign (S&R, bush flying, or similar, I'd presume, if a C172 is in play as opposed to a …

What I've done for new players in the past (for GURPS fantasy, but this is really a system agnostic problem) is walk through character creation in an interview style. "What kind of character do you s …

If you haven't, read Jack of Shadows by Roger Zelazny. It takes place in a world where (some) characters return from the dead. BUT. They can do it only a limited number of times (a number each one …

One possible solution, based on the one for a slightly different Tourette's issue from Spider Robinson's story, "Involuntary Man's Laughter", is for your friend to play by chat or post on an online ve …

One option, close to the "undead PC" you mentioned, but different in application and feel, would be for characters to be "immune" to death -- but not to injury. When a PC reaches zero hit points, he' …

One way to keep your recurring villain alive is to have them operate from a distance. You kill a bunch of orcs raiding a village, and you find they're all wearing/carrying a particular symbol. Hmmm, …

If your problem player isn't interested in being part of the solution to the problem, he's signaled that he isn't interested in playing (except on his terms). Showing up drunk, etc. are all signals t …

What I'd suggest is, omitting actual details, discuss with your players whether they'd be open to a tone change to a "more serious, horror-oriented story arc." That would leave things open for you to …

From experience in OD&D and AD&D 1st Ed., one of the best ways to deal with this general problem (not specific to Staff of the Magi, which has surely changed since I last dealt with one) is to let the …