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<blockquote data-quote="Wraith Form" data-source="post: 2931073" data-attributes="member: 10789"><p>I've been reading the D&D books for years. Seriously, since the original boxed set days. I'm 36. I'm DM'ed a few one-shots or 3 - 4 week dungeon crawls, but nothing long term.</p><p></p><p>A few weeks ago I decided to be the DM--I mean, long term--for a group of friends. I saw the Dummies book for Dungeon Mastering and bought it, and enjoyed it. I've had the DMG2 for quite a while, and liked that as well.</p><p></p><p>Yesterday we did some "practice runs" with the combat, since I'm kinda scared silly of the d20 combat rules (2nd Ed AD&D rules were a lot less....detailed). Everyone knew it was for "practice" and that we'd be looking rules up as we went along as needed...and it <em><strong>was</strong></em> needed, often and repeatedly. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>But everyone laughed, had a good time, and was very patient with me, which was cool. Next week, they begin the Lost Vault of Tsathzar Rho (changed slightly to reflect a more human-dominant world).</p><p></p><p>I just want to say THANK YOU to all the above DMs who took time to post. You inspire me. I feel great that I can--after nearly 20 years of being a wallflower--comfortably and with confidence sit behind the Big Man's Screen and weave some stories with my friends knowing that it doesn't have to be perfect, as long as it's fun.</p><p></p><p>You guys rock.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Wraith Form, post: 2931073, member: 10789"] I've been reading the D&D books for years. Seriously, since the original boxed set days. I'm 36. I'm DM'ed a few one-shots or 3 - 4 week dungeon crawls, but nothing long term. A few weeks ago I decided to be the DM--I mean, long term--for a group of friends. I saw the Dummies book for Dungeon Mastering and bought it, and enjoyed it. I've had the DMG2 for quite a while, and liked that as well. Yesterday we did some "practice runs" with the combat, since I'm kinda scared silly of the d20 combat rules (2nd Ed AD&D rules were a lot less....detailed). Everyone knew it was for "practice" and that we'd be looking rules up as we went along as needed...and it [i][b]was[/b][/i][b][/b] needed, often and repeatedly. :) But everyone laughed, had a good time, and was very patient with me, which was cool. Next week, they begin the Lost Vault of Tsathzar Rho (changed slightly to reflect a more human-dominant world). I just want to say THANK YOU to all the above DMs who took time to post. You inspire me. I feel great that I can--after nearly 20 years of being a wallflower--comfortably and with confidence sit behind the Big Man's Screen and weave some stories with my friends knowing that it doesn't have to be perfect, as long as it's fun. You guys rock. [/QUOTE]
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