Hello my fellow gamers,
My group and I have recently started playing an AP, Kingmaker to be specific, and an issue came up with a player regarding the spoils of battle. Now as some background, this is a PbP game.
Here are the specifics;
Incident 1: We just finished shwacking Happs and his crew inside Oleg's. While we are securing the two that surrendered, our rogue looted Happs and kept everything shiny (ie gold and his silver staglord medallion). While this just so happened to be their fair division of the loot, everything else we took off the bandits was sold back to Oleg, it was the boldfaced scooping up of the money that irked me. Call me old fashioned, but I am used to a collection then even division of the spoils with exceptions being made for items that a character could really use. Our fighter type was the only one who could use Happs' bow so it was decided, by the group, that he be given the bow.
Incident 2: In our explorations, we discovered the Hidden Cache. In it were several items, among them a MW dagger and a silver ring, about 375gp for the two items, which once again our rogue character scooped up. It was at this point I sent the GM a private message and voiced my disagreement with the rogue's actions.
So my question to you, the faceless and unbiased masses, is should I have handled this situation differently? Should I have PM'd the player instead of the GM? Am I just being a pain in the ass regarding dividing loot?
Hello my fellow gamers,
My group and I have recently started playing an AP, Kingmaker to be specific, and an issue came up with a player regarding the spoils of battle. Now as some background, this is a PbP game.
Here are the specifics;
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So my question to you, the faceless and unbiased masses, is should I have handled this situation differently? Should I have PM'd the player instead of the GM? Am I just being a pain in the ass regarding dividing loot?
This is one area where "Wealth By Level" interferes with Role-Playing. I am even more "old fashion" where back in 1st & 2nd Edition AD&D Rogues were actually encouraged to skim in this manner.
Going further:
And, of course, when the Rogue eventually gets caught, is the Player prepared to suffer the consequences?
This is one area where "Wealth By Level" interferes with Role-Playing. I am even more "old fashion" where back in 1st & 2nd Edition AD&D Rogues were actually encouraged to skim in this manner.
Going further:
What is the rogue's alignment?
Does the rogue have an "in character" reason for this behavior? (i.e., Kleptomania, Overwhelming Greed, etc) And, of course, when the Rogue eventually gets caught, is the Player prepared to suffer the consequences?
Rogue's alignment is NG. As far as in character reason, her character is a former bandit, which is not in-game knowledge yet. That may be an explanation for her behavior.
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There are two reasons for a player to do this: one) roleplaying a greedy and probably chaotic neutral character; two) intent to be disruptive with no immediate consequences. I have played with both types of players. The former is identifiable by bringing more to the table than just skimming loot. Which type of player you are dealing with, whether this is a problem, and what your correct response should be is very much determined by your group, DM, and play-style.
There are two reasons for a player to do this: one) roleplaying a greedy and probably chaotic neutral character; two) intent to be disruptive with no immediate consequences. I have played with both types of players. The former is identifiable by bringing more to the table than just skimming loot. Which type of player you are dealing with, whether this is a problem, and what your correct response should be is very much determined by your group, DM, and play-style.
+1
And a NG character, regardless of her background, should have some issues with "guilt" - especially if the group "bonds." :)
Counterwise, as a former bandit, she may have been in some gangs where she or other followers got "screwed" by the leaders (hence her instincts may have her acting "preemptively").
If this still bothers you, having an "out of character" chat with the player about why she is doing this might be a good idea.