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I agree and that's been one of my main sticking points. If every table had that guy there's no way so many people would play the game...

No question, that happens sometimes. Inflated egos are EVERYWHERE, all around us, all the way around the table, outside the store and...

The 2024 books talk about mutual respect, fun for all and so on. Not specifically what you said but appropriate for playing and running...

I've never met more than a few of those DM's over the years. They exist but I don't think they are more than a percent or two of the DM...

As far as I can know I've never encountered a DM who thought they were that good. Virtually all of them were just doing the best they...

Was wondering about that! Because I agree, it's not about skill at the game, it's mostly about attitude. The truly bad GMs I've...

That way when a new DM asks for advice you can just pull down your pants and moon them?

The difference between you and a bad DM is that you wanted to improve, and you learned from your mistakes. A bad DM doesn't do that. A...

We have very different definitions of what a bad DM is. To me a truly bad DM doesn't care what their players want, perhaps abuses the...

No. You are potentially a good player who is bad at the game. Some of them, the ones who remain in gangs, abuse women, etc. are bad...

An inexperienced DM is ony bad if they don't or won't learn from mistakes made.

Um, yes? Isn't this like the tenth time one of us has said it?? It's a number pulled out of thin air. I do not agree with it. But...

There's a significant amount of guidance throughout the DMG, I will say that the 2024 DMG does a better job of it than the 2014 one did...

So anyone who is not great, or at least good, is bad. We can't just have decent, average GMs or GMs who make the occasional mistake...

Good grief. 🙃