| From: | Andy Butcher <fiend@*********.CO.UK> |
|---|---|
| Subject: | Re: cheating player |
| Date: | Fri, 16 Jun 1995 13:09:31 +0100 |
>I have a bit of a cheating player in my group. He always "forgets"
>that he can only assign /one/ priority A in character generation and
>tries to magically create money once in a while :). I don't want to
>lose him for my group, but his last two characters were worse than
>ever and I think I'm going to make him pay this time.
>
>My plan is to kill his characters in a such a humiliating and also
>humourous way that he never wants to cheat again (I'm getting a
>little bit sick of checking his sheets every time).
The general reaction to this message seems to have been a list of ways to
dispose of the cheating player's game character, but surely that's 'lowering
yourself to his level' ? In addition it promotes the kind of 'players vs
ref' atmosphere that's the complete opposite of what the game should be about.
I for one agree with Rat - just do the maths, and if the characters numbers
don't add up tell the player that he must have made a mistake, and could he
go back through the generation with you, step by step, so you (and he) can
see where the problem is... ;)
If he doesn't like this, try explaining to him that RPGs are a group
activity, and his cheating isn't just spoiling the game for him, but for
everyone else as well.
If this doesn't work, the guy's obviously not the kind of person you want to
have in your group, so just tell him that you don't want him to be a player
anymore. It's harsh, but when you've tried everything else you don't have a
lot of choice...
just my 0.02 monetary units ;)
Andy Butcher | "Whether you think you will succeed
PC Gamer Magazine | or not, you are right."
Fiend@*********.co.uk | Henry Ford
