How do you deal with a spotlight hog?

Ask them to let the others do their thing for once, not give them anything to work with in that scene, make the NPC insist on talking to the other PCs or even not just ignore them but take offense to interruption in an increasing degree, or split the party to let PCs and NPCs talk with the hogger not in the room so …

How do DMS decide who to attack?

The DM is basically free to choose whatever he wants the NPCs to do. In your goblin example, the goblins could gang up on the wizard, or just flail wildly at whatever is closest/looks most edible.

How do you get out of a D&D game?

Just say the truth; Due to other obligations, you no longer have the time to play. Thank them for all they’ve taught you, and wish them well. Be honest, be blunt, be direct, apologise at least once, and do it WAY in advance of the session so they have time to find someone else.

How do we gently ask a frustrating player to?

When we met back in person, he started hiding his dice behind a “plastic bag fortress” and grabbing the dice before we could confirm the number and call out “Nat 20!” (which in our campaign is an automatic success and a 5% chance of rolling it per game, let alone an individual session).

How to deal with different types of D & D players?

In D&D (and in life), you’ll come across many different types of players (or people), and you should know why are they behaving like that and what can you do to help them. In most cases, the solution is to talk and make them understand that their behavior is affecting the game and the whole party.

How to attack another combatant in DM?

To attack another combatant, use this command: This uses the attack list of whatever combatant’s turn it is. To see a list of available attacks, run !i attack list.

How to deal with rule lawyers in D & D?

To deal with Rule Lawyers, you must impose respect on your table. The DM controls whatever happens in-game and has total authority to modify any rule, as long as it’s consistent throughout the campaign.