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<blockquote data-quote="weem" data-source="post: 4743129" data-attributes="member: 9470"><p>Hmmm...</p><p></p><p>1. Practice Practice Practice - This one is the most important. Simply put, keep DM'ing <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p><p></p><p>2. Read what others are doing - ENW is a good place for that of course. And nt just about DM's - Sometimes (as has happened to me) you will come across a post of Players complaining about something their DM does, effectively asking if anyone else has had a DM do such and such - and you will realize you are guilty of the very thing they are discussing. To what degree it may vary, but you get the idea. Sometimes, it will be something you would have never known was an issue - maybe your players don't notice it yet, or don't care enough to mention but you realize it's something you want to change.</p><p></p><p>3. Think about the mistakes you know you made after you DM a session. I have been playing D&D since I was 12 (will be 33 this year) and DM-ing since I was 15 or so... since then DM-ing is what I have done 90% of my gaming time. Despite the experience, there are still plenty of things I can do better - plenty of missed opportunities, or mistakes made during a game that I notice as it happens, or after the session. Note these things, or at least keep your mind on them and what you can do to fix them if possible.</p><p></p><p></p><p>I'm sure there are more than that - but that's all I have for now <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="weem, post: 4743129, member: 9470"] Hmmm... 1. Practice Practice Practice - This one is the most important. Simply put, keep DM'ing ;) 2. Read what others are doing - ENW is a good place for that of course. And nt just about DM's - Sometimes (as has happened to me) you will come across a post of Players complaining about something their DM does, effectively asking if anyone else has had a DM do such and such - and you will realize you are guilty of the very thing they are discussing. To what degree it may vary, but you get the idea. Sometimes, it will be something you would have never known was an issue - maybe your players don't notice it yet, or don't care enough to mention but you realize it's something you want to change. 3. Think about the mistakes you know you made after you DM a session. I have been playing D&D since I was 12 (will be 33 this year) and DM-ing since I was 15 or so... since then DM-ing is what I have done 90% of my gaming time. Despite the experience, there are still plenty of things I can do better - plenty of missed opportunities, or mistakes made during a game that I notice as it happens, or after the session. Note these things, or at least keep your mind on them and what you can do to fix them if possible. I'm sure there are more than that - but that's all I have for now ;) [/QUOTE]
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