Maybe there's someone who plays with you every month or two, but who isn't really a friend of anyone involved? "Hey, great game last night. Listen, though, JohnDoe is coming to play with us tomorrow, and he was telling me last time that blah blah blah blah."
...maybe? If he got mad, hopefully he wouldn't shoot the messenger. Anyway, if he's truly clueless and doesn't understand what he should be doing differently, this might be a way to tell him straight out. If he knows, though, and just wants to do it his way, I don't see any way out of the situation other than telling him nicely that you guys would rather play some other way. If he throws a fit, well. . .all I can say is that that's not the sort of person I'd want to hang around with. Obviously that doesn't help you much, though.
Summary:
1) Blame advice on someone else.
2) Failing that, approach him in the manner you would a reasonable human being.
3) If he doesn't respond as a reasonable human being, find a new friend.
...maybe? If he got mad, hopefully he wouldn't shoot the messenger. Anyway, if he's truly clueless and doesn't understand what he should be doing differently, this might be a way to tell him straight out. If he knows, though, and just wants to do it his way, I don't see any way out of the situation other than telling him nicely that you guys would rather play some other way. If he throws a fit, well. . .all I can say is that that's not the sort of person I'd want to hang around with. Obviously that doesn't help you much, though.
Summary:
1) Blame advice on someone else.
2) Failing that, approach him in the manner you would a reasonable human being.
3) If he doesn't respond as a reasonable human being, find a new friend.
Giving advice to a GM without upsetting him?
- 14/03/2011 12:07:57 PM
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Is there a scapegoat you can pin the complaints on?
- 14/03/2011 06:22:59 PM
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