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Message: <blockquote data-quote="shilsen" data-source="post: 2685195" data-attributes="member: 198">Sounds like Shakespeare, except I hear he was a killer DM who would TPK any party that wouldn't indulge in cross-dressing.As for me, I think I'm a good DM. Why? Because I'm adaptive and can respond to the unexpected (mainly by not expecting anything) from players without batting an eyelid, because I give PCs lots of freedom and am as far away from railroading as Iceland, because I know the rules really well but know when to eyeball things, because I'm good at creating situations which challenge PCs (in combat and outside), because I do a fair job at making sure all my players get some of the spotlight, because I can juggle a number of plot threads at the same time, because I am good at empowering players/PCs without running into balance issues, because I ask for feedback regularly and try to incorporate it when useful, etc. Most importantly, I think my players enjoy my game.And I think I could be a much better DM. Why? I tend to gloss over descriptions and not do as good a job at helping players visualize things as I could, because I usually bring just one or two NPCs to life and most of them aren't as individualized as could be, because I can't do voices well enough to help with the individualizing of NPCs, etc.</blockquote>