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  "publishedAt": "2026-05-06T21:14:39.000Z",
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  "textContent": "**Problem Player** : The player who insists their PC is the only canon PC and all the other players characters are “non-canonical OCs”\n\n**Solution** : Declare their PC non-canon. This will, in their mind, render the entire game non-canon, allowing them enjoy the game again as a non-canon AU where the other PCs exist.\n\n**Problem Player** : The player who keeps powerscaling your setting and insisting the goblins are “haxx-based low diff mutliversal” or some shit.\n\n**Solution** : Just use your chain-scaling outerversal massively FTL smurfing to solo stomp 10/10 the argument\n\n**Problem Player** : The player who never shows up, and none of you remember meeting, and when you search their social media you just get images of your own death.\n\n**Solution:** Leave a message carved into the bones of an unburied heretic beneath the new moon asking them if they’re still around and, if there’s still no reply, you may need to find a new player.\n\n**Problem Player** : The player from an 80s PSA who thinks they’re here to pledge themselves to Satan and is clearly disappointed this is a roleplaying thing.\n\n**Solution:** Sadly, this is just a find a different game group thing. Luckily, there’s plenty of Old School Revival games that apply modern game design to the old-school satanic recruitment style that you can recommend them.\n\n**Problem Player:** Jock who doesn’t care about this nerd shit and is just here to impress their nerd crush.\n\n**Solution:** This one is just a waiting game - by act three, they’ll realise that they actually love RPGs in a big emotional climax. Make sure to have the game involve heavy-handed symbolism for the jock’s personal problems to speed up the narrative.\n\n**Problem** **Player:** Inhuman creature who’s wearing the skin of one of the game group and is clearly planning to devour you all.\n\n**Solution:** Don’t be racist! This thing came from the Andromeda galaxy to hang out with you, the least you can do is let it play our human games and give it some snacks.\n\n**Problem Player:** Sheldon Cooper\n\n**Solution:** Kill on sight.",
  "title": "Common problem players and how to deal with them"
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