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Dungeons and Dragons – Etiquette at the Gaming Table

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gaming tableTed from Nerdarchy here and today I am going to ask you a hard question.  Are you a good player at your gaming table?  Now I am not asking are you a skilled role player or even a valued member of your party.  I want to know how you treat the fellow people you game with.

Every gaming table is different.  So when the group gets together you need to either find out or figure out what each player at the table is there for.  Are you playing a beer and pretzels game where silliness and distractions are not only commonplace but sought after?

Do You have a Problem Player at Your Gaming Table

Is your group serious role players looking for serious character growth and story line, like living a novel?  Or is your group somewhere in between?

If you are a problem player or have a problem player at your table what can be done?

For years my group has been getting together.  It is just as much about getting together to game as it is a social gathering.  We would alwaysgaming table take time before we started to socialize and find out what events transpired between games.  This extra time for just talking and hanging out provided an outlet for the crazy behavior and allowed for less distractions once the game actually started.

Over my more than 2 decades of table top gaming I have played Dungeons and dragons with well over 100 different players.  I have seen all styles of gamers and player styles.

I have found that online games versus gaming around a table offers less disruptive behavior.  The limited environment on top of the lack of being in the same space almost forces people to focus on the events of the game versus the people in the game.

Now each gaming group decides whether they want to use a social contract or whether they are going to employ a session zero or not but these are things to consider if you have a problem player.

So go ahead and put your comments below of how you handle this situation an remember, Until Next Time, Stay Nerdy!

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Ted Adams

The nerd is strong in this one. I received my bachelors degree in communication with a specialization in Radio/TV/Film. I have been a table op role player for about 20 years 17 of which with the current group. I have played several itterations of D&D, Mutants and Masterminds 2nd and 3rd editions, Star wars RPG, Shadowrun and World of Darkness. I am an avid fan of books and follow a few authors reading all they write. Favorite author is Jim Butcher I have been an on/off larper for around 15 years even doing a stretch of running my own for a while. I have played a number of Miniature games including Warhammer 40K, Warhammer Fantasy, Heroscape, Mage Knight, Dreamblade and D&D Miniatures. I have practiced with the art of the German long sword with an ARMA group for over 7 years studying the German long sword, sword and buckler, dagger, axe and polearm. By no strecth of the imagination am I an expert but good enough to last longer than the average person if the Zombie apocalypse ever happens. I am an avid fan of board games and dice games with my current favorite being Quarrios.

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