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<blockquote data-quote="Bae'zel" data-source="post: 9815123" data-attributes="member: 7048197">&quot;those challenges&quot; eh?That's a very vague and open-ended term. What does &quot;challenge&quot; mean? Learning a new game system? Getting better at improv? TIme management?Some people have crippling social anxiety. Some have cognitive impairments (temporary or permanent) such as dislexia or discalcula. Some have trouble improvising and can only handle more railroad-y modules. Some people are autistic and have difficulty reading their players' expressions and emotions. Some people are from different cultures where socialising is different and follows different queues or mannerisms. These are all barriers that can ruin DMing for people.Anecdotally, I know people who have given up on GMing because the &quot;challenges&quot; that they faced were simply un-fun. They play RPGs for entertaintment, not to train their skills or to &quot;build character&quot;.Those &quot;how to be a better GM&quot; books might seem redundant and useless to certain crowds, but to others they're most welcome, or even needed.Again, dismissing other peoples' difficulties as &quot;hey just get over it, you're doing fine&quot; is kind of coming across as ableist.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Bae'zel, post: 9815123, member: 7048197"] "those challenges" eh? That's a very vague and open-ended term. What does "challenge" mean? Learning a new game system? Getting better at improv? TIme management? Some people have crippling social anxiety. Some have cognitive impairments (temporary or permanent) such as dislexia or discalcula. Some have trouble improvising and can only handle more railroad-y modules. Some people are autistic and have difficulty reading their players' expressions and emotions. Some people are from different cultures where socialising is different and follows different queues or mannerisms. These are all barriers that can ruin DMing for people. Anecdotally, I know people who have given up on GMing because the "challenges" that they faced were simply un-fun. They play RPGs for entertaintment, not to train their skills or to "build character". Those "how to be a better GM" books might seem redundant and useless to certain crowds, but to others they're most welcome, or even needed. Again, dismissing other peoples' difficulties as "hey just get over it, you're doing fine" is kind of coming across as ableist. [/QUOTE]

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