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I have learned in no particular order: Call of Cthulhu and Vaesen: Run better mysteries and be better at telegraphing clues, characters...

It's not that you can't, it's just that there's nuances you might miss if you don't see it in action. Theory vs application. And for...

It's not about "this makes you better than all the pleb GMs who only run D&D". It's about expanding your toolbox of options so you can...

I would argue that playing at least one or two of those games would be helpful, but even just the exposure to the ideas and systems...

'You need to be a brain surgeon to run 5e effectively'. Wow that's quite a take!

I think it's self evident in most activities with multiple roles that dipping your toes into other roles can and usually will make you...

I was noodling over this thread and something occured to me. Imagine a thought experiment. You have two potential DM's that you are...

There's surely a diminishing returns aspect to this. Is your second hour of actually GMing more valuable to your GMing ability than an...

Wow. This was already resolved a couple of pages back. But, just to repeat, one more time: THE OPPOSITE OF BETTER IS NOT BAD. I know...

No. This is your interpretation of what I have said, but, it is not what I actually said. I said you will be a BETTER DM if you play...

I think this is on point. It does not matter whether the proposed setting truths resemble reality, and it's a mistake to look for more...

I think we've gone around in circles enough times that this is an agree to disagree situation. As a player I've never had any doubt...

I think it means you care about trying to get it right. You care that it feels right. You think 'maces are better against platemail...

Well, "it's what my character would do" can be annoying sometimes. If behavior of character kill fun of the game for the other player...

That doesn't follow. So?