That depends a lot on how much vetting of the character personality the GM does pre-game, and how much the character might evolve in play. I usually have done very little vetting of character personality, in part because my group has (until recently) had the unspoken assumption that the character personality would be someone who would work with the rest of the group towards the campaign goals - otherwise that character wouldn't be there.
(Assuming of course that the player isn't suddenly playing the character in an inappropriate fashion contrary to both the character sheet description and the evidence of previous play. In that case the Player is just lying - at least to you, and perhaps to themselves as well.)
This is not to say that I am denying all responsibility. Clearly as GM I have to step in and handle the issue, and wonder whether this incident means that I have to codify and enforce table rules going forward, so that my consent based on the assumption that the character would be suitable becomes an is replaced by an actual sign off. Oddly enough, this is exactly the sort of thing that happens in my Human Resources work all the time, especially in new companies or new departments. Things reach a point where you can no long trust that everyone will get along and work towards the same goal, so new rules and bureaucracy are needed.
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Date: 2009-03-06 05:30 pm (UTC)(Assuming of course that the player isn't suddenly playing the character in an inappropriate fashion contrary to both the character sheet description and the evidence of previous play. In that case the Player is just lying - at least to you, and perhaps to themselves as well.)
This is not to say that I am denying all responsibility. Clearly as GM I have to step in and handle the issue, and wonder whether this incident means that I have to codify and enforce table rules going forward, so that my consent based on the assumption that the character would be suitable becomes an is replaced by an actual sign off. Oddly enough, this is exactly the sort of thing that happens in my Human Resources work all the time, especially in new companies or new departments. Things reach a point where you can no long trust that everyone will get along and work towards the same goal, so new rules and bureaucracy are needed.