How to deal with them?Įvil characters are not “banned” or forbidden in D&D, so it’s okay to let a player choose to create one. They want to grab everyone’s attention but they don’t want their character to be social. They don’t want to interact, just take action and be dark/shady. Often, they want to build an undead army and won’t cooperate just because their backstory says so.Īlso, they want to kill everything that moves (even if it’s a friendly NPC). “Look at me, I’m evil, but I’m not your friend, I’m just here for the money/treasure.”Įvil characters are usually depicted as some kind of dark or obscure magicians (Necromancers or Warlocks) The solution here is to talk with them before the campaign or outside it (via chat, phone, w/e) and explain the problems it causes so it stops occuring.Īnother great solution to save time and keep the game flowing is to say something like “okay, we will look up that rule after the game is finished”. The DM controls whatever happens in-game and has total authority to modify any rule, as long as it’s consistent throughout the campaign.Īlthough you must understand that Rule Lawyers are not “mean” or “bad” because they want to, they do it because they don’t want to be mistaken or want to be always right (stubborn, sometimes). To deal with Rule Lawyers, you must impose respect on your table. On the other hand, RAI (Rules As Intended) is how many dungeon masters run their games (the more “logical” way). RAW stands for Rules As Written, which means a literal interpretation of the rules. How to deal with them?Īs a dungeon master, there are 2 ways you can run a D&D game: RAW or RAI. Rule Lawyers are usually people who don’t roleplay much and focus on minmaxing (that’s why they tend to memorize all the rules/stats). Usually, they’ll argue with the DM for 10 minutes until they hear the DM say “Okay, you’re right” (even if they aren’t). We call “Rule Lawyers” to the players that tend to stop the game or combat just to look for a rule on their Player’s Handbook and make it work in his favor no matter what. “What?! That monster doesn’t deal 2d8 damage! The Monster Manual says he hits 2d6” “Um, excuse me, but last week I read on page 196 a quote that says that, for example, if I’m…” “No no no, wait, the PHB doesn’t say that, let me look it up…” These are 10 Types of D&D Players you’ll find, and how to deal with them! 10.- The Rule Lawyer Their actions are bringing bad moments to the other players, and D&D is just a game, so everyone should be having fun! In most cases, the solution is to talk and make them understand that their behavior is affecting the game and the whole party. In D&D (and in life), you’ll come across many different types of players (or people), and you should know why are they behaving like that and what can you do to help them. Throughout your D&D experience, you’ll find all of these types of D&D players… I’ll teach you how to deal with them!
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