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Every once in a while I've seen a caster save the day or bypass some threat. But it's not nearly as often as some people seem to claim...

The biggest issue with that thread is that it doesn't define good and bad. Is a bad DM simply one that is boring? Or is a bad DM one...

Roy Sullivan, a park ranger in Virginia, claims to have been struck by lightning 7 times. Does that mean that being struck by lightning...

I didnt think it was controversial to assume the GM by far does the most work in a traditional RPG like Dungeons and Dragons? I think...

As I said, I wouldn't rate all but a couple of DMs I've gad over decades of play as truly bad. I find it hard to believe that when out...

Here here! Huzzah! Me too 100%. The care I know I put into it and the genuine desire I have for everyone at the table to have fun and...

My rule of thumb when I DM is to ask myself "would I want to play under me if I was a player?" I find that focus guides me out of a lot...

Whether intentionally or not, this take shows a strong bias: that it's OK to add more species but not OK to remove some of what's...

It depends, too, on one's definition of 'awful' and how high one sets the bar. Some might think a DM is awful just because she...

Agreed. If I had to run or play just published adventures and settings I would leave active play.

I agree but that also holds true for D&D in my opinion. It's not a bad thing to acknowledge that if you don't like a game there are...

Guidance is handy but it just adds 1d4 to a check. Not sure what it replaces a rogues jack of all trades thing.

Only if there's a time constraint, in my experience. Otherwise, you try the free resource (rogue skill check) first. Also, sometimes...

If you don't like what the DM is doing and can't convince them otherwise or compromise without spoiling your fun you should find a...