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Message: <blockquote data-quote="GrimCo" data-source="post: 9815162" data-attributes="member: 7044462">To be honest, learning game system is something that everyone at the table needs to do, not just DM. Coming to a gaming, without doing basic, like learning at least basic rules of the game you are about to participate in, is plain rude. Improv is a challenge, some people just aren't good at it. Time management, again, is responsibility of the whole group, not just DM. Just like in basketball, being shorter doesn’t mean you can’t play-it just means you’re working with a disadvantage in a system built around certain physical expectations. DMing can be the same way,  you’re just operating in a framework that isn’t designed with your strengths and needs in mind. Or in this case, it unfortunately, targets your weak spots. So, you need to find way to circumvent or overcome those problems and have have fun. The harsh reality is that not everyone will be good at everything and that includes DMing. Some people face barriers that make it harder or less enjoyable, and that’s okay. It doesn’t make them ‘bad’ players, it just means their strengths lie elsewhere, and the healthier choice is to focus on the parts of hobby they enjoy. True, specially for people who have disadvantages you mentioned in the beginning of your post. Over game? Out of curiosity, were those adults, or kids/teens? I mean, friendship breaking over something happening in make pretend game is serious stuff. Yes, and he also said - DM is one who decides what to run. Which isn't really true. It's agreement between players and DM what system is used. If there is no agreement, both sides can just walk away from the game. And i say this as someone who walked away from gaming with close friends for over a year, cause they wanted to play only D&D and i wanted to play anything but D&D. So they played D&D and i didn't play anything.Probably because his group is mostly people who are gamers and interacts mostly with gamers. There is difference between gamer and people who like to play games. And with surge of popularity, there are influx of new people who are not gamers, but who like to play some D&D. If DM isn't up for some D&D, cool, they will find something other to do. I have feeling Colville is guy whose main (or only) hobby are ttrpgs. But there are loads of people for whom D&D is just one of the hobbies.</blockquote>

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