another problem PC thread.... [Archive] - Wizards Community

another problem PC thread.... [Archive] - Wizards Community

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silent death
07-23-03, 11:42 PM ok, i have a PC that does not like to do stuff unless you dangle money or a magic item in front of his face. his real life personality is like this too. like in our last session, he and is "party"(he does not like to be in a party either.his charactor grew up in a forest by himself) was summoned by the king to be mercenaries for a little while, and he did not wanna go! ofcorse, he did not know he would be hired, but he did not wanna go with the knight that delivered the message.what should i do to make him do more stuff, short of killing his charactor and giving him a ton of gold(he already has about 15,000 in gold?)
L33t Angel
07-24-03, 12:07 AM Threats.

Kings do not like to be refused.

"You dare refuse me!?!?!?!?! Guards! Get him!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

And then he's forced to flee the city or comply.
Habronicus
07-24-03, 12:30 AM Talk to the player and ask him to be more cooperative. Remind him that RPG's are supposed to be fun to *all* involved and he should play his part in that.

If he still refuses, then he's a bad player, period, and you should ban him from playing. No more questions asked.

I know it's tough to be rough (or is it the other way around?) but most GMs really have no other choice on these matters.
silent death
07-24-03, 12:40 AM the bad thing is, the player is my best friend. the group consists of him, my other best friend and my 10 year old cousin...so it is not like i have a lot of people playin with me....
thalious
07-24-03, 12:42 AM Like said before, talk with the player about this try to turn them around. You could charm the PC, but such methods grow old fast. Short of constant charms, payouts, etc, you might just have to cut the player loose and move on.
thalious
07-24-03, 12:44 AM In light of your latest post. If the guy is your best friend, whack him on the side of the head and tell him to take the pine cone out his hind end. FUN is the bottomline. If you pal does not want to play D&D then he should be honest to say so rather than act like an the other name for a Mule.
Habronicus
07-24-03, 03:19 AM Yes, it does sound like he just wants to hang out with his friends. If that's the case, he should be honest about not wanting to dedicate to the game.

If he doesn't understand that RPG's are supposed to be played in cooperation, then you either put up with bad roleplaying or kick him out.

Two players is still a good number, don't worry, and solo adventures (one player and one GM) are not unheard of.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
silent death 07-23-03, 11:42 PM	ok, i have a PC that does not like to do stuff unless you dangle money or a magic item in front of his face. his real life personality is like this too. like in our last session, he and is "party"(he does not like to be in a party either.his charactor grew up in a forest by himself) was summoned by the king to be mercenaries for a little while, and he did not wanna go! ofcorse, he did not know he would be hired, but he did not wanna go with the knight that delivered the message.what should i do to make him do more stuff, short of killing his charactor and giving him a ton of gold(he already has about 15,000 in gold?)
L33t Angel 07-24-03, 12:07 AM	Threats. Kings do not like to be refused. "You dare refuse me!?!?!?!?! Guards! Get him!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" And then he's forced to flee the city or comply.
Habronicus 07-24-03, 12:30 AM	Talk to the player and ask him to be more cooperative. Remind him that RPG's are supposed to be fun to all involved and he should play his part in that. If he still refuses, then he's a bad player, period, and you should ban him from playing. No more questions asked. I know it's tough to be rough (or is it the other way around?) but most GMs really have no other choice on these matters.
silent death 07-24-03, 12:40 AM	the bad thing is, the player is my best friend. the group consists of him, my other best friend and my 10 year old cousin...so it is not like i have a lot of people playin with me....
thalious 07-24-03, 12:42 AM	Like said before, talk with the player about this try to turn them around. You could charm the PC, but such methods grow old fast. Short of constant charms, payouts, etc, you might just have to cut the player loose and move on.
thalious 07-24-03, 12:44 AM	In light of your latest post. If the guy is your best friend, whack him on the side of the head and tell him to take the pine cone out his hind end. FUN is the bottomline. If you pal does not want to play D&D then he should be honest to say so rather than act like an the other name for a Mule.
Habronicus 07-24-03, 03:19 AM	Yes, it does sound like he just wants to hang out with his friends. If that's the case, he should be honest about not wanting to dedicate to the game. If he doesn't understand that RPG's are supposed to be played in cooperation, then you either put up with bad roleplaying or kick him out. Two players is still a good number, don't worry, and solo adventures (one player and one GM) are not unheard of.