Dungeon Fantasy party compositions

[Peter V. Dell'Orto]

Originally Posted by Aneirin

We have found only one way to deal with it. Bop him on the nose with a newspaper, tell him not to pout and to have fun and failing to do things he wants to (as it isn't a serious campaign in any event)

I have a policy for this kind of thing - my DMG rule. I hit players like this on the head with my 1st edition AD&D DMG.

Really, you need to say something like, "Look dude, stop being a bad player. Either learn the rules and quit whining, or just quit whining." Really, it's just bad manners, bad playing, and bad sportsmanship. You need to make it clear that given the choice between play a fun game, or play a less fun game with a whiny, complaining player, you're going to choose to play without him.