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Post by onyxangel24 on Mar 28, 2016 3:22:22 GMT
IN all honesty, I believe it is a great experience sitting on both sides of the screen, I had been so afraid of dming for a long time, I did not think I could be a good DM, Did I make mistakes when I ran Ravenloft, 2nd edition? Sure I did. I leaned on my dad, who was a player for my campaign but also a DM of 30 years.....or so....I knew and trusted him to act in character differently when he made a suggestion, and I had him review a change I made to fix my mistake. He acted as if he did not even know and even told me if he didnt know better that was a part of the campaign. I did way better my second time running, I realizwe that mistakes ARE going to happen, I found out recently even my dad still makes mistakes. No DM or no player is perfect, as long as you play it off....It should work out in the end.
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Post by friartook on Mar 28, 2016 3:55:36 GMT
IN all honesty, I believe it is a great experience sitting on both sides of the screen, I had been so afraid of dming for a long time, I did not think I could be a good DM, Did I make mistakes when I ran Ravenloft, 2nd edition? Sure I did. I leaned on my dad, who was a player for my campaign but also a DM of 30 years.....or so....I knew and trusted him to act in character differently when he made a suggestion, and I had him review a change I made to fix my mistake. He acted as if he did not even know and even told me if he didnt know better that was a part of the campaign. I did way better my second time running, I realizwe that mistakes ARE going to happen, I found out recently even my dad still makes mistakes. No DM or no player is perfect, as long as you play it off....It should work out in the end. This is a great example of what I was trying to express. When a DM is a player in another DM's game, they have a responsibility to assist and facilitate the game, the table environment, and the DM themselves. Further, they should set an example to the other players at the table.
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Post by DM Kiado on Mar 28, 2016 22:03:02 GMT
IN all honesty, I believe it is a great experience sitting on both sides of the screen, I had been so afraid of dming for a long time, I did not think I could be a good DM, Did I make mistakes when I ran Ravenloft, 2nd edition? Sure I did. I leaned on my dad, who was a player for my campaign but also a DM of 30 years.....or so....I knew and trusted him to act in character differently when he made a suggestion, and I had him review a change I made to fix my mistake. He acted as if he did not even know and even told me if he didnt know better that was a part of the campaign. I did way better my second time running, I realizwe that mistakes ARE going to happen, I found out recently even my dad still makes mistakes. No DM or no player is perfect, as long as you play it off....It should work out in the end. This is a great example of what I was trying to express. When a DM is a player in another DM's game, they have a responsibility to assist and facilitate the game, the table environment, and the DM themselves. Further, they should set an example to the other players at the table. This is why I play nude. This challenges everyone at the table, and they learn quickly to pay attention to the game, and not my naked man flesh. In all seriousness. I have DM'd a little, played a lot more, and hadn't DM'd in 15 years when I joined this community. When I first started DMing it was all combat, me and two friends, and they had no interest in engaging stories and epic struggles, they just wanted to Diablo it, and collect loot and power. (Which is totally acceptable, if everyone is on board.) That's what this community brings to my game. I can now think more about story and engaging tales rather than just combat after combat. Combat is a fun and important part of D&D, there can be much more to it though. My point being, anyway you can get perspective on being a player, or a GM, will only improve your game. You can even learn a lot from poor DMing.
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Post by onyxangel24 on Mar 28, 2016 22:07:58 GMT
Its those mistakes that make you come out stronger in the end. The second time I ran, I didn't need to go to my dad at all. I was prepared and had already learned how to lead the party wjere I needed them to (The book gives a players map, which made it easier) , and I was able to figure out what needed to be done. My husband helped convert all my monsters for me...which was a huge help and he acted like he didnt know what monsters would do., Though at times he would say "By this point would my character have ever come across this, or is this monster native to this land" which allowed mer to say "No, your chaarcter has never seen it" so eh would act surprised while trying to figure out how to kill this guy who appeared to be immune to all magic... It worked and when I found these forums I was so excited! Finally, people I could seek advice from who wasnt in myt campaign in case I didnt want to reveal something to my dad
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