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Although Tridus's answer covers most of the ways I would suggest, there is one additional possibility I can think of. If they insist on rushing in then give them in-game consequences to their actions. …

Some of the answers others have given are good, and cover what to do as a player, but I feel the major issue here is with the way the GM has designed the NPC and why they have put the NPC with the gro …

For me this is largely about expectations, signposting and player agency. The first point is expectations. How much was the tone of the campaign discussed before you started? Did you make sure the pl …

There are a couple of aspects to the way you have worded your question which ring alarm bells to me. I have extensive experience as a teacher and GM, although I have never mentored another GM beyond g …

I believe that this problem can and should be dealt with entirely out of character. I have been a GM for a number of years, and my games often cover difficult and mature topics. In order to make this …

I'm going to come right out and say it. You should not aim to be both a player and a GM in the same game of D&D, certainly not in my experience. (This might not be quite so much the case in some oth …

I find the notion that allowing a lot of splat books is unfair on a beginner a little strange. I've run many games with a range of source materials, and there are plenty of ways of smoothing the lear …

My answer is basically that, depending on what is agreed within a particular group of players as part of the social contract, any or all of the other answers given could be correct. There is an existi …