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Um... maybe you didn't intend it to be, but... "DMing is not that hard. We learned to do it when we were 10," sure doesn't come across...
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Art isn't hard. All you have to do is write "R. Mutt" on a urinal and submit it to a gallery. EZPZ. What I will say is that "DMing" is...
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So, with respect, I don't find the phrasing to be unalloyed in that approach, as already noted. That getting messaging perfect is hard...
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On the other hand, it can be patronizing and condescending. My sister has intense social anxiety. She's tried DMing many times and...
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The real challenge for adults, I've found, is to retain a sense of play. Those who do, those who don't mind or can laugh off looking...
Dec 8, 2025
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I don't mean to single you out, but I feel like this phrase was repeated a number of times in this thread: "DMing is not hard. DMing...
Dec 8, 2025
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I mean, those ads are wrong....but GMing is still hard. That a bunch of 10-year-olds have attempted a thing is not the same as saying...
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Yes…that’s what being “hard” means. If Dming was easy I would do it right the first time and need little to no practice. Dming is a...
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I have found the discord, and I 'll have a look at Iron Vault. Thanks for the tips.
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DMing is taxing. It’s difficult in that manner as you are generally organizer, referee, encyclopedia, creator and playwright. I’ve...
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I can think of at least three people in my circles who share at least one of your three reasons for finding GMing difficult, and I can...
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We’re at a time where there are more game systems then every before and more people playing D&D than ever before - by country mile. The...
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The problem is that your rant comes off against DMs, rather than your actual target, which is advertising. Marketing is a scummy...
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