Just trying to shed light on some glaring inconsistencies and discuss the more likely conclusion , Ma ' am . <| sep |> Not sure why you had to mention his race but ok . <| sep |> Not everyone plays dnd for the same reason . If they are having fun despite the fights , then just plan your fights with his lack of help in mind . In fact , I would start throwing noncombat things into the fights to engage them in an otherwise combat only scenario . Things like the party is rescuing some orphans and an Orc or two ignores the combat types and tries to recapture the kids . This guy can try to help them hide or set up some kind of blockade to slow the orcs down . You may find that combat as a whole becomes more interesting if you keep going out of your way to provide nonfighty things for this guy to do .