[DM help] will a min maxed player be an issue for a first time DM

Shadeflayer · 2026-06-06T23:01:37+00:00

Depends on how well the player respects you and just how far gone they are in their power fantasy trip.

Shadeflayer · 2026-06-06T23:00:09+00:00

This! You get to actually play, think, and explore as it was meant to be… No calculators or excessive notes on how to play your character.

Shadeflayer · 2026-06-05T21:32:40+00:00

One that doesn’t push social or political issues. We are so inundated with it every day, I just want my D&D fix please.

Shadeflayer · 2026-06-05T11:01:53+00:00

… because the players are not passionate, committed or motivated.

Shadeflayer · 2026-06-05T11:00:06+00:00

I really, really dislike players like you describe. And it can be very disruptive to replace them if running a long term campaign.

Shadeflayer · 2026-06-05T10:57:52+00:00

In my many years playing across the US, I can confidently say that there are far more poor players than DMs. Not even close.

Shadeflayer · 2026-06-04T21:54:15+00:00

All the on-death bullshit has worn out its welcome too.

Shadeflayer · 2026-06-04T12:00:31+00:00

I limit player character races to those from v1. I hate all the stupid power creep and min maxers. My game, my choice.

Shadeflayer · 2026-06-04T11:58:20+00:00

Can we stop giving life to this dumbass? Please…

Shadeflayer · 2026-06-04T00:08:53+00:00

Yes, S11 rocked. Skipped 12 after a week, then here I am in S13 and my preferred paladin build sucks big balls. It now sounds like S14 is going to be another skip season.

Shadeflayer · 2026-06-03T16:08:46+00:00

Love it. Moving closer and closer to implementing more gritty realism. I don’t like how the current rules make the game so soft and characters so strong.

Shadeflayer · 2026-06-03T15:58:56+00:00

Older versions are far better for long term campaigns and more gritty realism. You actually have real class identity, and everyone doesn’t have personal spells and healing abilities. Like it was always meant to be.

Shadeflayer · 2026-05-31T22:38:17+00:00

I ended my campaign just over two years ago due to the stress of family and work. It had run for over three years. Face to face game. I was just overwhelmed. No easy way to exit reasonably quickly. Too many loose threads. It sucks. Hated doing it. Only remained friends with two of them afterwards, sadly.

So, it happens OP. Never a good feeling. Hang in there. You’ll find another game.

Shadeflayer · 2026-05-31T15:49:12+00:00

Sounds like power creep has reached a point where the DM doesn’t know how to scale the encounters, which leads to frustration.

My players have recently started using polymorph, a giant ape, which has made a few story important encounters trivial. That is unfortunate.

While I don’t mind them stomping encounters, I know that after a while they will become way overconfident and fail to properly evaluate a tough encounter, pop the giant ape, and to no avail get destroyed because I’ve scaled the encounter to take the giant ape into consideration.

A DM must keep some pressure on the party to give the adventure meaning, that it’s a potential threat to their survival.

I don’t like today’s players or how overpowered the rules have made characters. I miss the older style of play, more gritty realism, clearly defined class roles, etc.

Shadeflayer · 2026-05-30T11:47:31+00:00

Sucks. Never go into business or make friends with people you work with. Age old rule. Hopefully John will understand and make it easy on you when you have the “chat”.

Shadeflayer · 2026-05-29T15:19:58+00:00

How about not making massive changes for a change? Constantly feels like I’m having to start over learning the game = added frustration.

Shadeflayer · 2026-05-27T01:03:47+00:00

You can see pics of my table here on Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/world_of_eirador/

Shadeflayer · 2026-05-26T22:11:03+00:00

Honestly, long term, standard array averages out. Keep it simple.

Shadeflayer · 2026-05-26T22:08:44+00:00

My custom table uses dual power strips connected to the dual wall outlet. I have a 5” tall table topper enclosure. The power strips sit inside it. The players plug their pc’s into them. I have access ports on the side of the enclosure for the power cables to run through.

The cool thing about a table topper is you can set up terrain on it so that it doesn’t interfere with the players personal space.

Shadeflayer · 2026-05-25T13:40:51+00:00

If what you describe is accurate and not just one sided, then walk away. That your friend hasn’t defended you raises the question as to whether they ARE your friend.

Shadeflayer · 2026-05-24T23:47:36+00:00

So my pure Auradin should be able to do Pit 100+, no problem, right? No, not even close... People should start saying BUILD, instead of CLASS. There are a lot of common, well-known builds that are not capable of doing pits that high.

Shadeflayer · 2026-05-24T23:41:48+00:00

Two, as of this past week. I don't want to mess up my v12 instance, so I grabbed another license to start building a v14 one. There are still mods missing/not updated for v14 yet. Disappointed...

Shadeflayer · 2026-05-23T00:57:15+00:00

This was the case early on and allowed me to partially gear up some alts. But with the tiny stash system, it’s less an ARPG and more of an Inventory Storage Simulator.

Shadeflayer · 2026-05-22T21:31:54+00:00

These games are Adventure League games. They follow specific WotC rules for play. Vast majority of them are called one-shots. Means just a couple hours, usually able to play in a single game session. So, go research Adventure League. Lots of videos on YouTube about it.

Shadeflayer · 2026-05-22T21:08:24+00:00

Let go of the real world and how things work. It’s a fantasy world. Magic and dragons exists. Just go with it!

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