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Everyone in the game is there to play a game This is supposed to be an entertainment activity. Everyone is supposed to be having fun. That is the point of a game, after all. That includes player 1, pl …

D&D is primarily about the epic adventures of great heroes (or equally great villains); that is the default expectation when someone says “we are playing D&D.” To wit, the game is about dungeon-delvin …

I want to lay out three premises to start with: There is no “right” or “wrong” here. You should throw out any preconception you have about what is “right” or “wrong” here; no one is either of those …

If the player wants their old character to reappear as an NPC, then they have to accept that that character is now an NPC. That means you are playing that character—and you get to play them according …

This can be awkward, but in my experience as long as you’re cognizant of how it can be awkward and disruptive, and make good-faith attempts to avoid disruption, a good group will welcome the contribut …

You have out-of-character issues to deal with before you worry about this character at all. The hulking hurler is a problematic build, and not just because of its power. It is a deeply one-trick pony …

As DM, you not only can do something about this, it’s actually your responsibility to do so. The DM is given a most powerful tool, known as Rule 0, to do this: you can change anything and everything i …

Leave this game. This behavior is creepy and abusive. It is not a typical, expected, or really even an acceptable part of a Pathfinder game. You are literally describing a form of sexual harassment. I …

I certainly wouldn’t stand for it. Being the odd-man-out in that kind of situation should be an opportunity for interesting roleplay and add characterization to your character, your allies, and the N …

You have two separate problems, only one of which is really due to this player. First Problem: “Past performance does not guarantee future results.” You believe that this player is making their charac …

Don’t argue with him about his character, argue with him about the game itself He is never going to agree that his character would or should behave differently, or that what he did was bad roleplaying …

Absolutely talk to her out-of-character before doing anything in-character There may be in-character things you do want to do with this character to make her more interesting, but you need to talk to …

It’s a situation that has to be worked out with the DM; there aren’t hard and fast rules for it. Even what it means to “abandon” a class is unclear—that could mean the ex-paladin can’t take more level …

The character is probably done. You have a large, collaborative, decentralized group. No one feels, or has felt, empowered to confront you over this—they have, no doubt, felt that it isn’t their place …

The class played doesn’t matter, and arguing about it only hurts your position This situation really, really wouldn’t be any better if she was playing a sorcerer. If she ignores her prepared spells, w …