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<blockquote data-quote="GrayIguana" data-source="post: 3927820" data-attributes="member: 7265">I think the OP was well said.&nbsp; I'd love to be more than a Casual DM, but I can't get my regulars together more than 3-4 times a year.&nbsp; Granted we will play an entire Saturday til early Sunday, but I am by far the only person who keeps up with the rules.&nbsp; Fighter types dominate because no one has time to keep up with what their characters do.&nbsp; I've even gone so far as to type up a spell cheat sheet for one player, so she could play a cleric. It also happens that I'm prepping a game for this weekend.&nbsp; We've crossed further into the high level range than we've ever done (19th level PCs), and too be honest, I've hated every moment of getting this one together.&nbsp; It seems that the last two weeks have been spent writing up the final encounters.&nbsp; If I didn't love how the story has developed, and how it needs to continue, I'd stop this campaign and start over.&nbsp; I've also had some issues with the magic system, and I've done what the original poster does.&nbsp; I allow PCs to cast X amount of spells per day.&nbsp; In fact, I've gone a step further recently with my daughter (10 yrs old).&nbsp; She loves Harry Potter, and wanted to try D&amp;D.&nbsp; I tried explaining the spell sytem, and in the end allowed her to cast any of her spells an unlimited amount of times.&nbsp; Basically if her character knows the spell, she can keep casting it all day.&nbsp; Granted, I'm just running a game for my daughter and my reluctant wife, but it seemed to work fine.&nbsp; Finally someone else posted that they hope 4e will encourage more players to try the DMs seat.&nbsp; I'm so very hopeful in that aspect.&nbsp; My players (who've been with me for 15 to 20 years) won't even attempt it.&nbsp; One even said that they couldn't do what I do, so why try.&nbsp; An easier set of rules might help me to actually sit at the table on the players side fo the screen.&nbsp; (Though my fear is that I may actually stink as a player&nbsp; <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /> )</blockquote>

[QUOTE="GrayIguana, post: 3927820, member: 7265"] I think the OP was well said. I'd love to be more than a Casual DM, but I can't get my regulars together more than 3-4 times a year. Granted we will play an entire Saturday til early Sunday, but I am by far the only person who keeps up with the rules. Fighter types dominate because no one has time to keep up with what their characters do. I've even gone so far as to type up a spell cheat sheet for one player, so she could play a cleric. It also happens that I'm prepping a game for this weekend. We've crossed further into the high level range than we've ever done (19th level PCs), and too be honest, I've hated every moment of getting this one together. It seems that the last two weeks have been spent writing up the final encounters. If I didn't love how the story has developed, and how it needs to continue, I'd stop this campaign and start over. I've also had some issues with the magic system, and I've done what the original poster does. I allow PCs to cast X amount of spells per day. In fact, I've gone a step further recently with my daughter (10 yrs old). She loves Harry Potter, and wanted to try D&D. I tried explaining the spell sytem, and in the end allowed her to cast any of her spells an unlimited amount of times. Basically if her character knows the spell, she can keep casting it all day. Granted, I'm just running a game for my daughter and my reluctant wife, but it seemed to work fine. Finally someone else posted that they hope 4e will encourage more players to try the DMs seat. I'm so very hopeful in that aspect. My players (who've been with me for 15 to 20 years) won't even attempt it. One even said that they couldn't do what I do, so why try. An easier set of rules might help me to actually sit at the table on the players side fo the screen. (Though my fear is that I may actually stink as a player :) ) [/QUOTE]

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