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Note 1: PC stands for Player Character

Note 2: this only applies to more traditional games, where the players are all supposed to get along and work together. This doesn't apply to games where the characters are *supposed* to be antagonistic towards each other

in response to a question about a problematic player:

"We had to explain the social contract of traditional RPGs to him.

There are a few things expected of all PCs:

‣ PCs are expected to get along to some degree
‣ PCs will (in the gross majority of cases) not willfully act against the party
‣ PCs generally give other PCs the benefit of the doubt
‣ PCs will buy-in (to the game and the collective story)"

https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/112658/how-to-deal-with-a-player-who-is-a-bad-sport/112721#112721

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There are so many stories of D&D players pulling shenanigans that break the narrative/suspension of disbelief, and upset the DM.

If you've got a situation where someone in the game is regularly upset about what's happenning, then something has gone wrong.

And that's what makes me uncomfy about these stories... at best they present D&D as though it's a game about beating the GM, and at worst they show social dysfunction and malice

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