
Akadorude |
Even if you use good tactics, the GM will almost certainly f@$% you over anyways. They're clearly biased in Samurai Guy's favor.
"Yeah, tanglefoot bag rules are way OP. I think you can probably cut yourself free as a Swift action."
"Okay, I think him getting into position to coup de grace you...that sounds like it would be pretty noisy. I'll give you a Perception check at +10 to hear that."
"Guys, I agree with Samurai Guy, it's not cool that you're all ganging up on him. Let these two handle it themselves." / "As you all prepare to gang up on Samurai Guy, the town guard rushes in with arrest warrants for everyone but Magus and Samurai Guy!"
"The city guard would never believe such heinous crimes of a samurai. -20 to Bluff them."
"Samurai, you're losing to the monsters thanks to your traitorous teammates...but wait! There, on the horizon, a rider clad in white! Gandalf! And he's got the whole of the Rohirrim with him! And there are unicorns and flying elephants all charging down the hill towards you all!"
These are all things I could see the GM saying. They're the sort of things we hear on the Advice boards all the time.
The only way this could be acceptable would be if the GM was actually setting this PC up as the bad guy. Over time, you begin to realize that you're all prisoners of the party, held hostage by the psychopathic samurai leader. And then a voice crackles out from the speakers: I WOULD LIKE TO PLAY A GAME.
EDIT/FORGOT TO HAVE A POINT: But that is not the case. It may be that the GM is a 'good guy' and just being very lazy. But you can't let Samurai Guy keep bullying the table. Suggest (politely) that he give you the sheet so you can downlevel the character down to normal levels. That way, he can't claim he doesn't want to have to do the work—he has to admit that this is all about control for him.
This. Alternatively, Demand that all other players be brought to an equal level. Then, Shocking grasp the Samurai's Face like a good little magus and get on with adventuring.