Pinjata
2016-05-24, 07:50 AM
Sooo ... After a LONG time of nudging me toward it, player A convinced me to DM for a group of noobs + him(we ara now at session 8). It was supposed to be roleplay heavy "my first D&D experience" with a friends of his. I, personally had most second thoughts regarding him, since he is prone to outbursts of anger. Things erupted on a second session, but we have managed to make things right surprisingly good. However, new trends are emerging I'd like to talk about and perhaps get your opinion on it.
We have players A(D&D veteran), B(noob), C(noob) and D(noob) in the group. Player A is playing a very LG character (far from lawful stupid).
In a recent session party got into a fight. Also, gullible as they are, they took a shapeshifter with them. Fight was preaty easy, but there was personal (OOC) friction between A and C to a point that C just left the (IC) room. Rest of the party handled conflict well, but shapeshifter followed C and almost killed her. I plotarmored' the whole thing a bit (another accompayining NPC asked restrained players who were waiting for enemy spells to wear off what to do and second NPC saved the life of C). But ... I have about 10 years of D&D experience and I already see things turning sour.
B switched to LE mode: If we find someone, we push him in the front lines. A disagreed and emphasized that is an evil act (you may be forceing a stranded commoner to fase a basilisk), but B is leaning heavily that way. Eventually they hunted down and killed shapeshifter and C wants to "mutilate his body in horrific ways". Hmmm. Not to mention the fact C left the group in the middle of the fight and went exploring on her own. A seriously dislikes this.
D is playing dumb. In despite of all the suggestions and nudges from A, he is constantly standing in front line, (NOT a tank), is being hit, burned and acid'd by traps and all sort of baddies on first round - and his conclusion? "I need more AC and HP".
So ... things are not sour yet, but I see several conflicts developing within the group, that may eventually shatter it. I myself don't really care much about it, but A, B, C and D are friends. So ... yeah.
In a nutshell: A is LG, B wants to go full murderhobo, C does not get party cooperation and wants to desecrate bodies, D is a walking pinjata.
What do? :D
We have players A(D&D veteran), B(noob), C(noob) and D(noob) in the group. Player A is playing a very LG character (far from lawful stupid).
In a recent session party got into a fight. Also, gullible as they are, they took a shapeshifter with them. Fight was preaty easy, but there was personal (OOC) friction between A and C to a point that C just left the (IC) room. Rest of the party handled conflict well, but shapeshifter followed C and almost killed her. I plotarmored' the whole thing a bit (another accompayining NPC asked restrained players who were waiting for enemy spells to wear off what to do and second NPC saved the life of C). But ... I have about 10 years of D&D experience and I already see things turning sour.
B switched to LE mode: If we find someone, we push him in the front lines. A disagreed and emphasized that is an evil act (you may be forceing a stranded commoner to fase a basilisk), but B is leaning heavily that way. Eventually they hunted down and killed shapeshifter and C wants to "mutilate his body in horrific ways". Hmmm. Not to mention the fact C left the group in the middle of the fight and went exploring on her own. A seriously dislikes this.
D is playing dumb. In despite of all the suggestions and nudges from A, he is constantly standing in front line, (NOT a tank), is being hit, burned and acid'd by traps and all sort of baddies on first round - and his conclusion? "I need more AC and HP".
So ... things are not sour yet, but I see several conflicts developing within the group, that may eventually shatter it. I myself don't really care much about it, but A, B, C and D are friends. So ... yeah.
In a nutshell: A is LG, B wants to go full murderhobo, C does not get party cooperation and wants to desecrate bodies, D is a walking pinjata.
What do? :D