[HoE] Pain in the ass players

["Ronnie Gustaveson" <gus_bus@hotmail.com>]

>>    I've tried making him junker dependent. his bike was in need of 
>> >>constant mantinence that he could not do. He started complaining >>that 
>>he paid all this money for it and it should work. I answered >>that it's 
>>13 YEARS OLD!!!! It ain't perfect!!!!
>>    I tried talkling to him telling him to be a team player. He >>answered 
>>with "My character is a loner. He doesn't like people and >>doesn't want 
>>to have anyone care about him"
>>    Hell! I even asked if he wants to have his character run  solo >>game 
>>instead of with the group. He wants to just run with the group >>but he 
>>justoesn't want to cooperarate.
>>    The guy has attacked two other player's in the game and I think >>it 
>>boils down to how can I kick a friend out of the party and kill >>his 
>>annoying PC. I know the paty's junker would love to scrap the >>bike for 
>>parts and the templat could use the guns and ammo. Everyone >>else in my 
>>party is really great and I enjoy running them. This guy >>just goes 
>>against everything.<<


Alright I better put my 2 cents on the table as well, (Remember me, Mr. 
'Irritated MilRats?')
Ok, dealing with a pain in the ass player, been there, done that, bought the 
shirt, DO NOT want to go back!!!
The game was Warhammer and my players were pretty solid, until a 'friend' o' 
mine decided that he wanted to join in.  To make a long story short, he was 
a total asshole.  He loved egging other characters into doing things they 
didn't want to, he kept trashing on the other players in a way I can only 
describe as malicious, and, the thing that really pissed me off, he acted 
like he knew the rules better than I did when he didn't have a Games 
Workshop book to his name. There is nothing wrong with correcting a GM if 
they make an honest mistake, but he kept trying to twist the rules so that 
his character could basically get away with anything.  After 4 sessions, and 
8 kinds of hell, me and my group decided that we had had enough.  I've 
always been a straight forward person, so before we got started on the next 
game, I just took him aside and told him that me and the rest of the group 
was tired of the crap and if he wanted to keep playing with us, he was going 
to have to knock it off.  Then, he just plain got nasty, and I told him to 
get the f**k out.  He stormed out and I haven't talked to him since.  Sad 
thing is, I still don't feel that bad about it.
Moral of the story...this is a game and it's supposed to be fun.  If someone 
is creating bad feelings in you and the rest of the group, get rid of them, 
they're just not worth it.
How I'd get rid of his character?  That was easy, before we got started that 
night, I turned the character into a NPC, and got him to try to rape the 
group's female wizard.  She made a lot of noise and they spent nearly an 
hour hunting the basterd in the dark.  It was gratifyingly fun, and he 
almost got away, but a few clever ideas and well placed crossbow bolt tore 
his head from his shoulders.
It's your posse, and he's your friend.  You're going to have to choose how 
you're going to deal with this.  In my experience, if you're not having fun 
and he's the reason, ditch him and have fun killing off his character.  In 
the long run, you'll be a lot happier, and so will your players.

Gus_Bus

"It's painful, efficient, and leaves nothing but the great smell of Brut."
-Dr. Forester


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