DMs: How do your players show their appreciation for what you do?

[Chroma]

Uh... yeah, what he said... :\

Same here... *sigh* Thirteen years and a couple of compliments...

I'd love to go to GEN CON... *SIGH*

 

[borc killer]

Uh...they uhhh...sometimes they...uhhh...I got nothing.

Yea I feel your pain. Some players *cough*Borc*cough* never seem to appreciate the stuff I do to them... err for them.

Broc Killer

 

[Caspian Moon Prince]

Most of us know that DMing is a lot of work for little reward. We concoct the adventure, roll up encounters, perform impromptu characterizations, and usually end up cleaning up after the players. But sometimes they'll surprise us. For instance, Christmas 2001 my players pitched in and bought a wonderful drop-leaf table (hardwood with chairs!) that I've used every session since. This year, they pitched in and purchased a 4 day trip to GenCon Indy, all expenses (except food) paid for my birthday.

Has anyone else out there had a similar experience?

No, but send your players this way.

Mainly it is the fun I can see the players are having while I'm running an adventure, or when they get really enthusiastic about a certain fight or moment in the game. That is when I know I've done my duty as a DM. Other than that...a "That was great man. Can't wait to see what happens next."

ahh...the joys of being a DM.

 

[Borc]

Yea I feel your pain. Some players *cough*Borc*cough* never seem to appreciate the stuff I do to them... err for them.

Broc Killer

LoL you have gotten so much positive feedback for your last campaign i dont even want to hear it... this one would be SOO much better if you hadnt nerfed my char!

Borc

 

[Trickstergod]

With rides and limited sponging ability.

I'm generally broke as all get out, and don't drive, so my players generally take care of my transportation (we don't play at my home, either), and though food and drink isn't always taken care of, when it is, it's nearly never from my own pocket due to the aforementioned broke-ness.

Other than that, I've received a few little things here and there; two books immediately come to mind, one being Against the Shadow all of a few months back, and before that, the first part of the Giovanni Chronicles awhile ago.

Nothing too big, but I do see the occasional bit of appreciation here and there.

 

[Greatwyrm]

The biggest reward I got came in the last few months. I haven't run a regular game since last summer (Spycraft). I haven't done a D&D game since 2000. When word got out that I was planning on taking over our current game when the DM wound up the last adventure arc, people were beside themselves. We only play once a month, but I've got people planning on driving as much as 3 hours one way to be regular players. It surprised me that people enjoyed my games that much. I guess for me the highest reward is just knowing everyone is having a good time.

 

[scourger]

Once my players were so happy and appreciative of the game I put together for them that 5 out of the 6 of them didn't show up for the game (and the 6th quickly found something else to do). They still waste their breath trying to get me to run another, prior game that they claim to like better. Idiots.

 

[Sir Elton]

They lose their capacity to use their imagination, so I have to teach them to use it again.

They'll thank me for it in the future.

 

[Vrecknidj]

Usually, the players bring the beer; once in a while some meat to roast. One of my players frequently thanks me for a good session (then again, he's our other DM and he knows the value of a compliment for DMing).

Tickets to GenCon? In my dreams maybe.



Dave

 

[babomb]

This seems a good place to plug GM's Day.