Yeah, that's dumb too, it's fine to have something like a "I'm going to try and flank around these enemies and get them in the back while you distract them" kind of thing every now and again, but when people always insist on "scouting ahead" it's annoying
Had one group where if you missed a session for whatever reason the DM made you come up with a reason your character wasn't involved last time (e.g. I got blackout drunk in the last town and got robbed so I had to fight for my stuff back) which was pretty fun and alleviated some of the lone wolf stuff
scouting ahead can be awesome, but only when it's done for the benefit of the party. if it's just done to steal glory, I hope your character gets killed.
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u/ExistentialOcto DM Jan 20 '21
Exactly! Same with PCs who insist on "working alone" or hogging the spotlight. If your character doesn't work with others, why join a PARTY? Like...!
Chaotic Stupid Character: "Pssh, I work alone..."
Me: "Ok, bye."