Timeline for How to stop a player from looking up monster stat blocks in combat?

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Feb 8, 2023 at 2:58	comment	added	Kryomaani		I'd put the reskinning first if the problem was long time players knowing the stats by heart, but in this case the issue is a problem player and a big disagreement on how the game should operate. If you let it slide here they are bound to find some other way to abuse your game or to pull the same stunt at another table. This is a point where the player needs to learn about social contracts regarding TTRPGs if they are to have a future playing them.
Feb 6, 2023 at 15:43	vote	accept	Argo
Feb 3, 2023 at 22:10	comment	added	John		reskinning has other benefits too it keeps experienced gamers engaged , they gather the same meta knowledge just through play.
Feb 3, 2023 at 15:29	comment	added	NotThatGuy		You don't "threaten players with expulsion", you make it clear that the situation is serious, you give them a few warnings that their behaviour can't continue like this (without mentioning expulsion specifically), and then you just expel them.
Feb 2, 2023 at 18:52	comment	added	Alan		A player who won't accept "Everyone else is unhappy that you do X" as a reason not to do "X" is likely to cause similar problems in the future. Honestly, that's a place for some personal growth discussions.
Feb 2, 2023 at 18:25	comment	added	Tal		@mkdir I think that reskinning is more likely to solve the apparent problem immediately, but solving the root behavior problem feels more important to me, so I ordered them that way. Reskinning is definitely the easier solution, by far.
Feb 2, 2023 at 18:22	comment	added	mkdir		+1 for reskinning. I'd frankly put that first since the question specifies that the DM has already talked to the player and it hasn't changed the behavior.
Feb 2, 2023 at 18:20	history	answered	Tal	CC BY-SA 4.0