Do you know you're a bad GM?
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Arnwyn
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Of course, for some, all one needs to know is what works for "just a small group of people".
The Green Adam
First Post
Of course I know I'm a bad DM. James Wyatt told me so:
"D&D is a game about slaying horrible monsters, not a game about traipsing off through fairy rings and interacting with the little people." - "Races and Classes" (pg. 34)
I play D&D wrong.
Me too. I guess that's why I don't play it much any more. Now where did I leave my Ars Magica and Faery's Tale Deluxe books...
AD
"Never Give Up, Never Surrender!"
El Mahdi
Muad'Dib of the Anauroch
Snoweel
First Post
There's probably more truth to this statement than you realise.
A bad GM lets the characters do what they want.
Ever.
At all.
In any way.
Ever.
At all.
In any way.
Halivar
First Post
I am a sucky DM. I'm only doing it because no one else is willing to "first adopt" DM'ing in 4E. It's not that I don't like it. I do! I love stories and storytelling. I'm just bad at it.
I often hear comments like, "You know, I had more fun with tonight's session than I normally do," and "You're getting better!" Of course, this serves as proof that my players have the same opinion of my DM'ing as I do: needs improvement; drastically.
EDIT: Oh, and encounter set-up. Every single room they fight in looks the same. The players hate that to death.
I often hear comments like, "You know, I had more fun with tonight's session than I normally do," and "You're getting better!" Of course, this serves as proof that my players have the same opinion of my DM'ing as I do: needs improvement; drastically.
EDIT: Oh, and encounter set-up. Every single room they fight in looks the same. The players hate that to death.
EricNoah
Adventurer
I think I have a lot of strengths as a DM. I think in particular I'm pretty good at coming up with interesting set piece battles, and I've been improving in the area of giving my players plenty of role-playing opportunities (parties, dinners, encounters that aren't necessarily combat, etc.) and emotional moments. I think I do a good job of organically linking one adventure to the next.
Among my weaknesses: I have trouble with plots (my plots often have huge logical holes in them; I often have trouble filling in the details or making them just the right level of complexity). I don't know the PCs' stats as well as I should when designing encounters. I tend to rely heavily on spellcasting bad guys. I don't do well with the upper end of the game (levels 10+). I've gotten lazier and lazier about things like maps and NPC stats.
Among my weaknesses: I have trouble with plots (my plots often have huge logical holes in them; I often have trouble filling in the details or making them just the right level of complexity). I don't know the PCs' stats as well as I should when designing encounters. I tend to rely heavily on spellcasting bad guys. I don't do well with the upper end of the game (levels 10+). I've gotten lazier and lazier about things like maps and NPC stats.
I can't imagine you have that many people wanting to play with you with an attitude like that. D&D is a group activity, so the group should get enjoyment out of it, not just one person.
Now back to the topic at hand. I think my problem is that I think I'm a bad DM. At least as far as the creativity part of it is concerned. Rules and stuff I can do fine, but I just can't seem to be very creative when it comes to DMing
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