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<blockquote data-quote="Droogie" data-source="post: 598776" data-attributes="member: 1298"><p>Too much of anything is bad for you.</p><p></p><p>But like you said, gaming is your (other) job. I guess you're allowed to be obsessed with it to a certain degree, if it helps to put food on the table. </p><p></p><p>You know when you are addicted to something if it interferes with your "normal" life. In other words, if some aspect of your life is literally suffering because you spend too much time on that thing, it might be good to reel it in a tad. </p><p></p><p>Me personally, I'm a newbie DM, but I refuse to spend too much time on preparation and world building as a matter of principle. I don't develop my own races or classes when there are plenty of pre-published ones to pick from that would fit the bill. I'm not knocking your desire to do this; if you enjoy it, thats fine, and its part of your job anyway. I mean SOMEONE has to come up with these new crunchy bits for me to use. </p><p>But for people like me who aren't looking for a job in the game industry, I like to keep things simple. Less is more. The PCs screw up everthing anyway, so much of your work is wasted. </p><p></p><p>I find myself getting sick of this stuff if I spend too much time with it. Then I start to feel guilty. And oh, so dirty.</p><p></p><p>My sig says it all. Life is short. Find something else to do for a change. Take up golf or something.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Droogie, post: 598776, member: 1298"] Too much of anything is bad for you. But like you said, gaming is your (other) job. I guess you're allowed to be obsessed with it to a certain degree, if it helps to put food on the table. You know when you are addicted to something if it interferes with your "normal" life. In other words, if some aspect of your life is literally suffering because you spend too much time on that thing, it might be good to reel it in a tad. Me personally, I'm a newbie DM, but I refuse to spend too much time on preparation and world building as a matter of principle. I don't develop my own races or classes when there are plenty of pre-published ones to pick from that would fit the bill. I'm not knocking your desire to do this; if you enjoy it, thats fine, and its part of your job anyway. I mean SOMEONE has to come up with these new crunchy bits for me to use. But for people like me who aren't looking for a job in the game industry, I like to keep things simple. Less is more. The PCs screw up everthing anyway, so much of your work is wasted. I find myself getting sick of this stuff if I spend too much time with it. Then I start to feel guilty. And oh, so dirty. My sig says it all. Life is short. Find something else to do for a change. Take up golf or something. [/QUOTE]
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