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<blockquote data-quote="ExploderWizard" data-source="post: 6386362" data-attributes="member: 66434"><p>Yup. There isn't a good reason why the DMing section of Moldvay basic couldn't be incorporated into an updated document for 5E and included in a starter set or online. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I feel that this is the largest barrier to DM entry. The perceived (and sometimes real!) pressure to get it "right" and be close to perfect right out of the gate is keeping quite a few prospective DMs from giving it a try. The DM is the focus of attention in a game session and a brand new DM feeling his/her way through the process while being under the microscope of demanding players is asking quite a lot of someone for a relaxing activity that is supposed to be fun. </p><p></p><p>What is really required is something that WOTC or any other company cannot provide- patient and understanding players willing to play with a new DM and not be jerks during the learning and adjustment process. So the DM screwed up and TPK'd your starting party with an ambush by 6 ogres, big deal. Talk it over, discuss why things turned out like they did, roll some new characters and play some more. </p><p></p><p>Until the DM is recognized as a fellow participant and not some appliance that is supposed to provide entertainment on demand there isn't going to be much progress made on new DM creation by any company.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ExploderWizard, post: 6386362, member: 66434"] Yup. There isn't a good reason why the DMing section of Moldvay basic couldn't be incorporated into an updated document for 5E and included in a starter set or online. I feel that this is the largest barrier to DM entry. The perceived (and sometimes real!) pressure to get it "right" and be close to perfect right out of the gate is keeping quite a few prospective DMs from giving it a try. The DM is the focus of attention in a game session and a brand new DM feeling his/her way through the process while being under the microscope of demanding players is asking quite a lot of someone for a relaxing activity that is supposed to be fun. What is really required is something that WOTC or any other company cannot provide- patient and understanding players willing to play with a new DM and not be jerks during the learning and adjustment process. So the DM screwed up and TPK'd your starting party with an ambush by 6 ogres, big deal. Talk it over, discuss why things turned out like they did, roll some new characters and play some more. Until the DM is recognized as a fellow participant and not some appliance that is supposed to provide entertainment on demand there isn't going to be much progress made on new DM creation by any company. [/QUOTE]
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