:/ a rules lawyer. Remind him that all rules are subject to THE DM"S DISCRESSION! YOU are the DM...YOURE running the game
There's a good analogy that I like to use when dealing with rules lawyers.
The universe is goverened by physics. Just because you take a year of physics classes at a college dosent mean you know the slightest thing about the ENTIRE universe...you understand the basics.
A DM has the choice to ignore rules for their own reasons. YOU"re the universe. You're the universe...your players just have a rulebook to understand how you MIGHT behave.
In the past, I've run games with both new players and veterans. Rule lawyers too. I will defer to rule lawyers for quick information. This makes them feel good because you're acknowledging that they're inteligent enough to know rules concerning what you're doing. But the key thing to remember is that they are the rules concerning WHAT ***YOU*** are doing...not what they think should be going on.
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There's a good analogy that I like to use when dealing with rules lawyers.
The universe is goverened by physics. Just because you take a year of physics classes at a college dosent mean you know the slightest thing about the ENTIRE universe...you understand the basics.
A DM has the choice to ignore rules for their own reasons. YOU"re the universe. You're the universe...your players just have a rulebook to understand how you MIGHT behave.
In the past, I've run games with both new players and veterans. Rule lawyers too. I will defer to rule lawyers for quick information. This makes them feel good because you're acknowledging that they're inteligent enough to know rules concerning what you're doing. But the key thing to remember is that they are the rules concerning WHAT ***YOU*** are doing...not what they think should be going on.
just handle it with tact and patience.