Hey, I’m a new DM, and one of my players just caused a 1 on the Henderson scale and screwed everybody else in the party over. Any suggestions on a proper punishment?

gservator:

basalt-dnd:

I can’t say I know anything about the Henderson Scale, my apologies.

The Henderson Scale of Plot Derailment is a handy scale used to determine just how much any action has derailed the plot of an RPG. These actions are almost always caused by either That Guy, or This Guy pretending to be That Guy to aggravate a bad GM. Very rarely, it’s a noble last action by a supremely selfless Neckbeard to stop a disaster before it starts.

The scale was made in the namesake of Old Man Henderson, so that he may be remembered as one of the greatest lolawesome derailers of all time. This is despite the fact that what he managed would effectively be a 2 on said scale, as what transpired is a once-in-a-lifetime event that likely won’t ever be topped.

That my good man is the Henderson Scale