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<blockquote data-quote="Thebalrog" data-source="post: 227211" data-attributes="member: 5047">G hosaphat!Jeez you guys go a little easy on him, lol, he's just trying to get some feedback.&nbsp; Maybe after he got some suggestions here he was planning on showing the thread to his DM or something.&nbsp; Plus it's not as if he was non stop running off at the mouth about how his DM SuXxOrs or even told us his name, he pretty much just presented the case without much judgement.Man o' Man some folks really cut him a new one, lol.My own advice to the original poster is first of all don't feel bad about all these flames.&nbsp; 2nd as alot of people said, if you were unclear on the clues he was dropping, you might want to take your DM aside and speak to him OOC and try to get some kind of general non spoiling idea of what direction he wants the Module to take.&nbsp; And also bring up your actual concerns with him to.From your description I don't see anything here that's abnormal for a new DM.&nbsp; Despite popular belief a good DM is REALLY hard to come by.&nbsp; And some DM's will never be up to the standard of someone like Piratecat, who's just a roleplaying master, hands down.If he hasn't already read them, make sure he is aware of those portions in the DMG that discuss Dues Ex Machina and Ecounter Level and Challange Rating.And most importantly give the guy a chance, it sounds like overall he was trying his best to make things run smooth in a situation that was pretty nearly out of his control.&nbsp; The way he avoided the TPK's may have seemed cheesy to you, but it's a very hard stone for DM's to swallow when they have to so obviously sacrifice their module's &quot;suspension of disbelief&quot; just so the party isnt wiped out.&nbsp; Same thing for the large amount of NPC interaction.Well for the most part it will just take time and patience on the parts of both the players and the DM but eventually you will get a good rapport going and set a standard for gameplay that will keep everyone happy.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Thebalrog, post: 227211, member: 5047"] [b]G hosaphat![/b] Jeez you guys go a little easy on him, lol, he's just trying to get some feedback. Maybe after he got some suggestions here he was planning on showing the thread to his DM or something. Plus it's not as if he was non stop running off at the mouth about how his DM SuXxOrs or even told us his name, he pretty much just presented the case without much judgement. Man o' Man some folks really cut him a new one, lol. My own advice to the original poster is first of all don't feel bad about all these flames. 2nd as alot of people said, if you were unclear on the clues he was dropping, you might want to take your DM aside and speak to him OOC and try to get some kind of general non spoiling idea of what direction he wants the Module to take. And also bring up your actual concerns with him to. From your description I don't see anything here that's abnormal for a new DM. Despite popular belief a good DM is REALLY hard to come by. And some DM's will never be up to the standard of someone like Piratecat, who's just a roleplaying master, hands down. If he hasn't already read them, make sure he is aware of those portions in the DMG that discuss [b]Dues Ex Machina and Ecounter Level and Challange Rating.[/b] And most importantly give the guy a chance, it sounds like overall he was trying his best to make things run smooth in a situation that was pretty nearly out of his control. The way he avoided the TPK's may have seemed cheesy to you, but it's a very hard stone for DM's to swallow when they have to so obviously sacrifice their module's "suspension of disbelief" just so the party isnt wiped out. Same thing for the large amount of NPC interaction. Well for the most part it will just take time and patience on the parts of both the players and the DM but eventually you will get a good rapport going and set a standard for gameplay that will keep everyone happy. [/QUOTE]

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