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<blockquote data-quote="MadLordOfMilk" data-source="post: 4743063" data-attributes="member: 77691"><p>One thing I'd really like to do is improve my DMing skills. With D&D 4e, I've really taken to DMing <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /> I've read the 4e DMG front-to-back, looked through KotS, read Dungeon every month, etc. I now have a couple months of DMing experience under my belt, which has certainly helped to make things go more smoothly.</p><p></p><p>The thing is, it's hard for me to judge where I need to improve as a DM! Whenever I ask my players for feedback, it's a general "you're doing a good job" type of response. When I ask about specific details, the response is usually just "good" ("how's the pacing?" "good" "what about the loot?" "good" "the atmosphere?" "good" "the balance between roleplay and combat?" "good" etc etc..)</p><p></p><p>Now, on one hand, it's nice to see my players are enjoying the games I run! On the other hand, some way to get feedback and advice would be great. Part of the issue, I think, is that they don't have much to compare my DMing to. For the most part, my gaming group's D&D experience consists of our play time, and maybe the occasional one-shot adventure or two outside of that.</p><p></p><p>Does anyone have any advice on what I can do to improve my DMing? For the most part, what I've been doing is just reading whatever I can get my hands on, but I'd like to think there's more than that (and I've exhausted most of my current supply of reading material on the subject).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MadLordOfMilk, post: 4743063, member: 77691"] One thing I'd really like to do is improve my DMing skills. With D&D 4e, I've really taken to DMing :D I've read the 4e DMG front-to-back, looked through KotS, read Dungeon every month, etc. I now have a couple months of DMing experience under my belt, which has certainly helped to make things go more smoothly. The thing is, it's hard for me to judge where I need to improve as a DM! Whenever I ask my players for feedback, it's a general "you're doing a good job" type of response. When I ask about specific details, the response is usually just "good" ("how's the pacing?" "good" "what about the loot?" "good" "the atmosphere?" "good" "the balance between roleplay and combat?" "good" etc etc..) Now, on one hand, it's nice to see my players are enjoying the games I run! On the other hand, some way to get feedback and advice would be great. Part of the issue, I think, is that they don't have much to compare my DMing to. For the most part, my gaming group's D&D experience consists of our play time, and maybe the occasional one-shot adventure or two outside of that. Does anyone have any advice on what I can do to improve my DMing? For the most part, what I've been doing is just reading whatever I can get my hands on, but I'd like to think there's more than that (and I've exhausted most of my current supply of reading material on the subject). [/QUOTE]
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