Episode 123: Are DM's the Best/Worst players?

This episodes meat was short, sweet and to the point.  In many cases, it's a lot of what us as DM's need to hear when the table is flipped and you're on the other side of the screen.

Major points contributing to DM being the worst player:
- Players look to you for rules lawyering, not the DM of the current session.
- You play the spotlight hog/leader of the PC's without them really appointing you to that position.  Default, go to a support/healing class unless the group asks you to do otherwise.
- You outrightly disagree with a homebrew rule of your current DM or frequently blurt out things like "well that's not how we do it at my table..."

Major points that make DMs the Best player:
- DM is busy with RP'ing story with another player, but yet another player has a rules question.  You can help them find their rules for their ability/feat/class/spell while the DM is busy actually propelling the story with other PC's.
- You appreciate how much time goes into writing story, try to come with a character backstory and invest yourself in the DM's story as you would hope your players would for your games.
- Don't be a hypocrite. If you don't like people playing on their phones at your table, don't be that guy at someone else's table.  Lead by example, and be the player that you wished your players were.  Then new players and less serious players might follow your lead and get more into the game.


Also, here are the lyrics to "Well-rounded DM" a DM Exitium Starboy remix.

Are your players in the worst mood? ah

Go to iTunes, hit the DM’s, block

They’ve got advice for you, too ah

To make your homebrew, pop!

Got amazing guests too, ah

Binge the whole show in a week too, yah

Then check them out on Patreon

Block Party Network needs you, ah



Maps so empty need a center-sea

Twenty sided die sitting next to me

Getting ideas from the D-M-B

Then my map is done, you gotta join this Block Party

We’re talking money, need a hearing aid?

Patreon is where you donate

Switch up my style, play a new game

These tips apply to any system!



Look what you've done

I’m a well rounded DM

5 stars! # 1!

Thanks Mitch, Neal and Ian



Every day lifting in the gym, ah

DMnastics, Mainprize test me, ah

Stop all those dirty sheetpeekers, ah

Pockets overweight, gettin' thefty, ah

Foodmage is getting things sloppy, ah

I Come alive when its DM time,

No competition, you gotta really listen

I’m in the Tome of Beasts bumping 5th Edition



Maps so empty need a center-sea

Twenty sided die sitting next to me

Cut that Big baddy into skinny pieces

Then we save the day man PCs are crazy!

You talking fun, need a hearing aid?

Switch it up, hit the GM showcase

DMnastics, lift everyday

Mainprize one-shots are insane

Look what you've done

Your a well rounded DM

You’ll be #1

Thanks to Chris, Mark and Caleb



Storytime is killin’ it

Legends from Aatos steal the show like a bandit

Rich Howard, from the depths, deep sea adventures

Now we hit the deep no fear we’re the trenchers

Chris is remembered, but not gone!

Riders of Shemish hear this song

They’re on a Mission from Gods

We don't pray for Cruroar, we just pray for Torgk



Voyage on the Unending Sea

Son’Zean’s journal entries killin me

Madness going on in the de-e-eep

Then they got the lamp, they survived! Crazy!

You talking crazy? that’s the price they paid

Alternate timeline, magic dead

Switch up my style, low magic setting

Spirit Charmer is Just beginning



Look what you've done

I’m a well rounded DM

5 stars! #1

Thanks Mitch, Neal and Ian

Look what you’ve done

Your a well rounded DM

You’ll be #1

Thanks to Chris, Mark and Caleb