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How Important Is Rules Knowledge In Being A Good D&D DM?
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<blockquote data-quote="Shadowslayer" data-source="post: 3307194" data-attributes="member: 8400"><p>I dunno. I figure in this incarnation of the game, that a bit of advance prep for encounters is necessary to be a "good" DM. </p><p></p><p>You don't need to be able to quote chapter and verse, but if you are DMing an encounter with a monster that can cast spell X as a 7th level sorcerer, and you have to look up exactly what that means <strong>during</strong> the encounter, then maybe you're not prepping as well as you should. I've been guilty of this many times...I can't tell you the number of times my group took down a monster with a significantly higher CR without even breaking a sweat!</p><p></p><p>Face it, in this game if you want to get the most bang for your CR, you need to know how to best utilize your critters. That <strong>can</strong> come more from experience than rules knowledge. </p><p></p><p>I think one good side effect of the current Delve format is that it gives you tactical advice for PC opponents. This knowledge will carry over for stuff people put together on their own. (mostly for guys like me that are tactically challenged...my 8 year old niece can kick my butt from one end of a chessboard to the other.)</p><p></p><p>Anyway, the notion of a "good" DM is kinda subjective, But having good working rules knowledge will definitely give you a smoother game.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Shadowslayer, post: 3307194, member: 8400"] I dunno. I figure in this incarnation of the game, that a bit of advance prep for encounters is necessary to be a "good" DM. You don't need to be able to quote chapter and verse, but if you are DMing an encounter with a monster that can cast spell X as a 7th level sorcerer, and you have to look up exactly what that means [B]during[/B] the encounter, then maybe you're not prepping as well as you should. I've been guilty of this many times...I can't tell you the number of times my group took down a monster with a significantly higher CR without even breaking a sweat! Face it, in this game if you want to get the most bang for your CR, you need to know how to best utilize your critters. That [B]can[/B] come more from experience than rules knowledge. I think one good side effect of the current Delve format is that it gives you tactical advice for PC opponents. This knowledge will carry over for stuff people put together on their own. (mostly for guys like me that are tactically challenged...my 8 year old niece can kick my butt from one end of a chessboard to the other.) Anyway, the notion of a "good" DM is kinda subjective, But having good working rules knowledge will definitely give you a smoother game. [/QUOTE]
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