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Not getting along with a party member [Archive] - Wizards Community

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The_Epic_Paladin
01-13-04, 09:14 PM Hey all okay let me get to the point here. I am right now in a campaign where I am a NG Moon Elf Fighter/Ranger/Deepwood Stalker and going into to Tempest soon. Anyway there is a character in our game that just gets on my and honestly my Character's nerves. :mad:

He is a Teifling and he is always bragging about how great of a warrior he is but in battle I am the one doing all the work! He is good friends with our soon to be Cavalier and I don't want to get on his bad side. So how do I get even with that Teifling with out meeting the end of Richard's (the Cavalier) Lance.

Just so you know my signature is a conversation from that campaign.
Imizael A Everbright
01-14-04, 04:02 PM I have the same problem in another campaign, the only difference, is that I am a CN Ninja/Fighter/Guild Thief, and my adversary is a LG Monk. The problem is not so much that he doesn't pull his weight though, its that he doesn't roleplay, and has a really dumb idea of how people should roleplay.

Here's a scenario.

We are playing an incursion campaign, and fought a Githyanki Wizard. I killed the wizard, but only after she had hit Reuber (the Monk) once, with her staff. After the fight, he decided that that fight would be enough to make his character hate all wizards.

So. Fight. Bonk. Dead. I hate all magic users...she never even cast a spell.

Next scenario.

My character (Imizael) has a Tiefling partner in crime (Harrow), and Harrow died. In the process of negotiating the cost for ressurection, Reuber said that Imizael needed to hurry up so we could get back to the inn and go to sleep. Imizael spat at him. That was his first offense. His second offense was calling Imizael a coward. And his third offense was calling him a Pick Pocket. Imizael had told him that Three Strikes means you're dead, so I plan to kill him. When he least expects it.

You should probably ask your DM to help you out, fire into melees while your rival is fighting, anything with a chance to "accidentally" kill him or wound him.

Just some friendly advice.

Imizael's player.
The_Epic_Paladin
01-14-04, 05:49 PM Yeah that would work but I am NG. I don't think a NG character could shot him in the back with out an alignment change. The part I didn't mention is the guy is a terrible role-player as well. But I think the next time he runs into to combat all by himself to show off I can leave him to his own devieces and see how good he is now!:devil:
LiXinjian
01-14-04, 08:23 PM First of all, I think you need to discover whether its the character or the player that gets on your nerves. There's a big difference. You can still enjoy the game if your two characters constantly bicker and argue (as long as things move along and don't stall too much)

It's a bit harder to deal with a situation where it's two players who don't get along. D&D is supposed to be fun, but not under every circumstances. Any game will quickly loose it's amusement element if played with the wrong people.

In the first scenario, I suggest you two agreeing on a maximum level and amount of disagreement (agreeing on disagreement? There's a funny thought) during the game. After a while or roleplaying, you both say "Alright, that's enough bickering. Back to the task at hand". It seems like a viable solution.

I don't see any kind of solution to the second scenario, though. If you two don't get along, nothing's ever going to make it right. At best, you could maybe resort to aggressively ignoring each other, but I believe at some point one of you two is going to have to leave the game for the sake of all the players.

Failing that, you could go have a drink and become best buddies or something.
Imizael A Everbright
01-15-04, 01:32 PM Well, as for your alignment change, alignment is an abstract concept, and is ridiculous. The only reason alignment is there is to balance the classes that are overpowered. If you just did away with it, the game would be much more fun. Also, I don't think that say a malicious Paladin would work either, because the Paladin class could still have a strict Code of Conduct to shoehorn his/herself into.

That said, if you do have to use alignments, always play CN, because that way, as long as you don't care about an Aura of Courage or Divine Favor, you can justifiably do whatever you want.

Also, no flaming please, everyone is (or should be) entitled to thier own opinions.

With Hugs and Chaos,

Imizael A Everbright
Bromabaz Silvertwister
01-16-04, 12:34 AM He's a tiefling right? Go find a Paladin or a high level cleric troup and tell them that he's trying to currupt the children.

"You said you were a strong fighter, I thought you could handle them!"

Then complain about his ressurection fee and sell all his stuff to pay for it.

"Did you know that earring you had could cast fireballs? Man! Did I lowball that one! Good thing your Underoos were made of silk."

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The_Epic_Paladin 01-13-04, 09:14 PM	Hey all okay let me get to the point here. I am right now in a campaign where I am a NG Moon Elf Fighter/Ranger/Deepwood Stalker and going into to Tempest soon. Anyway there is a character in our game that just gets on my and honestly my Character's nerves. :mad: He is a Teifling and he is always bragging about how great of a warrior he is but in battle I am the one doing all the work! He is good friends with our soon to be Cavalier and I don't want to get on his bad side. So how do I get even with that Teifling with out meeting the end of Richard's (the Cavalier) Lance. Just so you know my signature is a conversation from that campaign.
Imizael A Everbright 01-14-04, 04:02 PM	I have the same problem in another campaign, the only difference, is that I am a CN Ninja/Fighter/Guild Thief, and my adversary is a LG Monk. The problem is not so much that he doesn't pull his weight though, its that he doesn't roleplay, and has a really dumb idea of how people should roleplay. Here's a scenario. We are playing an incursion campaign, and fought a Githyanki Wizard. I killed the wizard, but only after she had hit Reuber (the Monk) once, with her staff. After the fight, he decided that that fight would be enough to make his character hate all wizards. So. Fight. Bonk. Dead. I hate all magic users...she never even cast a spell. Next scenario. My character (Imizael) has a Tiefling partner in crime (Harrow), and Harrow died. In the process of negotiating the cost for ressurection, Reuber said that Imizael needed to hurry up so we could get back to the inn and go to sleep. Imizael spat at him. That was his first offense. His second offense was calling Imizael a coward. And his third offense was calling him a Pick Pocket. Imizael had told him that Three Strikes means you're dead, so I plan to kill him. When he least expects it. You should probably ask your DM to help you out, fire into melees while your rival is fighting, anything with a chance to "accidentally" kill him or wound him. Just some friendly advice. Imizael's player.
The_Epic_Paladin 01-14-04, 05:49 PM	Yeah that would work but I am NG. I don't think a NG character could shot him in the back with out an alignment change. The part I didn't mention is the guy is a terrible role-player as well. But I think the next time he runs into to combat all by himself to show off I can leave him to his own devieces and see how good he is now!:devil:
LiXinjian 01-14-04, 08:23 PM	First of all, I think you need to discover whether its the character or the player that gets on your nerves. There's a big difference. You can still enjoy the game if your two characters constantly bicker and argue (as long as things move along and don't stall too much) It's a bit harder to deal with a situation where it's two players who don't get along. D&D is supposed to be fun, but not under every circumstances. Any game will quickly loose it's amusement element if played with the wrong people. In the first scenario, I suggest you two agreeing on a maximum level and amount of disagreement (agreeing on disagreement? There's a funny thought) during the game. After a while or roleplaying, you both say "Alright, that's enough bickering. Back to the task at hand". It seems like a viable solution. I don't see any kind of solution to the second scenario, though. If you two don't get along, nothing's ever going to make it right. At best, you could maybe resort to aggressively ignoring each other, but I believe at some point one of you two is going to have to leave the game for the sake of all the players. Failing that, you could go have a drink and become best buddies or something.
Imizael A Everbright 01-15-04, 01:32 PM	Well, as for your alignment change, alignment is an abstract concept, and is ridiculous. The only reason alignment is there is to balance the classes that are overpowered. If you just did away with it, the game would be much more fun. Also, I don't think that say a malicious Paladin would work either, because the Paladin class could still have a strict Code of Conduct to shoehorn his/herself into. That said, if you do have to use alignments, always play CN, because that way, as long as you don't care about an Aura of Courage or Divine Favor, you can justifiably do whatever you want. Also, no flaming please, everyone is (or should be) entitled to thier own opinions. With Hugs and Chaos, Imizael A Everbright
Bromabaz Silvertwister 01-16-04, 12:34 AM	He's a tiefling right? Go find a Paladin or a high level cleric troup and tell them that he's trying to currupt the children. "You said you were a strong fighter, I thought you could handle them!" Then complain about his ressurection fee and sell all his stuff to pay for it. "Did you know that earring you had could cast fireballs? Man! Did I lowball that one! Good thing your Underoos were made of silk."