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<blockquote data-quote="Yaarel" data-source="post: 9267557" data-attributes="member: 58172">5e is known for being easy for players, but making the DM do all of the heavy lifting, tracking things, adjudicating things, understanding the narrative, knowing the rules, etcetera.Possibly, the 2024 DMs Guide will make a special effort to make 5e easy for DMs.Hopefully, the 2024 Players Handbook will have EVERY rule that necessary to play a complete game of D&amp;D. So, players will see what all of the rules are and become familiar with them. Then the job of the DM is moreso storytelling, while the players accustom themselves to the mechanics. The Players Handbook should even have a brief explanation for how to create a monster statblock. For the players, this can be to customize their familiar or mount, and for the DM this is to build a combat challenge.An example of a complication I could DM without is the &quot;Creature Rating&quot;. Why have a convoluted esoteric gratuitous mechanic for something that should be as straightforward as, &quot;for each character, this level of monster is a standard challenge for this level of character&quot;? In this case, the &quot;monster&quot; might be an other character of the appropriate level.The biggest challenge for a novice DM is getting over the intimidation. It helps to allow a very brief commitment at first, like to DM a single social encounter, or a single session one evening. Mostly just to get past the stage fright. Focus on narrative, rather than mechanics. Of course, encourage but dont pressure.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Yaarel, post: 9267557, member: 58172"] 5e is known for being easy for players, but making the DM do all of the heavy lifting, tracking things, adjudicating things, understanding the narrative, knowing the rules, etcetera. Possibly, the 2024 DMs Guide will make a special effort to make 5e easy for DMs. Hopefully, the 2024 Players Handbook will have EVERY rule that necessary to play a complete game of D&D. So, players will see what all of the rules are and become familiar with them. Then the job of the DM is moreso storytelling, while the players accustom themselves to the mechanics. The Players Handbook should even have a brief explanation for how to create a monster statblock. For the players, this can be to customize their familiar or mount, and for the DM this is to build a combat challenge. An example of a complication I could DM without is the "Creature Rating". Why have a convoluted esoteric gratuitous mechanic for something that should be as straightforward as, "for each character, this level of monster is a standard challenge for this level of character"? In this case, the "monster" might be an other character of the appropriate level. The biggest challenge for a novice DM is getting over the intimidation. It helps to allow a very brief commitment at first, like to DM a single social encounter, or a single session one evening. Mostly just to get past the stage fright. Focus on narrative, rather than mechanics. Of course, encourage but dont pressure. [/QUOTE]

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