Having a Hard Time with 4e

I'm extremely new to D&D, lets just start with that hehe. I'm
becoming increasingly frustrated with my group, as one of them, a
rogue with high bluff, intimidate, thievery, and acrobatics
essentially has complete control over all of our inventories, and it
tends to get to the point where I just give up, do my basic attacks
when we have encounters and am completely unmotivated to think up any
kind of back story.

That said, any suggestions for a backstory for a half elf fey pact
warlock would be fantastic, I do have a few ideas, but having only
played 2 sessions so far I really have a hard time thinking of things,
especially since there is no easily locatable lore regarding what
exactly the pacts mean.

But back to the main point here... I mean is it unreasonable to expect
that a rogue in my own party would refrain from pickpocketing us/being
a loot whore? He says out of character that thats just the way his
rogue is whatever whatever, but then tells me when I refuse to
identify arcana things for him that I should stop being a dick for no
reason because "we're on the same team" when honestly it doesn't feel
like we are to me. And I have the insight to tell so as well... so
really I think I have good reason for my character's disposition
towards him.

However, the biggest problem is, the DM treats pickpocketing as a
simple DC, and the rogue's stats are as such that even if he rolls a 2
he will be successful. So essentially, if I ever get anything of
value (which happened tonight for the first time in 13 RL hours of
play......) he can (and will, and did) take whatever I or anyone else
in the party gets, and then bluff us to keep us from knowing he did...
Yes I have the insight to tell most of the time, but it just makes the
game unenjoyable.

I'm really new to this whole thing... but am I wrong to be a little
pissed off here? And furthermore, does anyone else handle
pickpocketing of party members in a different way for instance having
an opposing skill check?

On Sun, 16 Nov 2008 01:07:11 -0800 (PST), Comfortador DeleteThis @gmail.com wrote:

>I'm extremely new to D&D, lets just start with that hehe. I'm
>becoming increasingly frustrated with my group, as one of them, a
>rogue with high bluff, intimidate, thievery, and acrobatics
>essentially has complete control over all of our inventories, and it
>tends to get to the point where I just give up, do my basic attacks
>when we have encounters and am completely unmotivated to think up any
>kind of back story.
>
>That said, any suggestions for a backstory for a half elf fey pact
>warlock would be fantastic, I do have a few ideas, but having only
>played 2 sessions so far I really have a hard time thinking of things,
>especially since there is no easily locatable lore regarding what
>exactly the pacts mean.
>
>But back to the main point here... I mean is it unreasonable to expect
>that a rogue in my own party would refrain from pickpocketing us/being
>a loot whore? He says out of character that thats just the way his
>rogue is whatever whatever, but then tells me when I refuse to
>identify arcana things for him that I should stop being a dick for no
>reason because "we're on the same team" when honestly it doesn't feel
>like we are to me. And I have the insight to tell so as well... so
>really I think I have good reason for my character's disposition
>towards him.
>
>However, the biggest problem is, the DM treats pickpocketing as a
>simple DC, and the rogue's stats are as such that even if he rolls a 2
>he will be successful. So essentially, if I ever get anything of
>value (which happened tonight for the first time in 13 RL hours of
>play......) he can (and will, and did) take whatever I or anyone else
>in the party gets, and then bluff us to keep us from knowing he did...
>Yes I have the insight to tell most of the time, but it just makes the
>game unenjoyable.
>
>I'm really new to this whole thing... but am I wrong to be a little
>pissed off here? And furthermore, does anyone else handle
>pickpocketing of party members in a different way for instance having
>an opposing skill check?


It appears you are playing with some dickheads who have no
appreciation for the concept that EVERYBODY is supposed to be having
fun. I suggest you kill the rogue - that's "just your way of playing
a pissed-off warlock." Kill the rogue in his sleep when you're the
only one on watch (or find some other way so it will be over quick and
no one can interfere).

Then move on to gaming with other people - people who know how to play
the game as a TEAM.