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<blockquote data-quote="Luddite" data-source="post: 361012" data-attributes="member: 4099"><p>In the past few years, I have found the only way to play the games I want to play is to GM. That is how I started my 3rd Ed Campaing. I got the players handbook, downloaded the first few free adventures (Burning Plague and the Cliffhanger) and got started.</p><p></p><p>That same campaign world is still going even two years later. And I still DM it once or twice a month.</p><p></p><p>But I do get the hankering to play just a character. To make his own story and just to see things which I doubt I will use in my campagin. Just recently I am now in a standing Campaing as a player. However, I do notice that I tend to "Help" the DM quite abit. Either by answering rule questions before he does, or by offering "Advice" on how to rule on a particular issue.</p><p></p><p>We will see how it goes. Since it looks like I will be bouncing between the two games for a while.</p><p></p><p>On part of being a DM is just experience playing the game. So playing the game with a different set of people and DM just gives you more things that have been done. (ie like someone using a feat in an different way then you thought of.)</p><p></p><p>Being a DM, at least now gives me a more quantifiable way of knowing why I may like or dislike another DM. I was invited to a Vampire Campaign, but I did not enjoy the game. (I did enjoy the company of friends, just not the game itself) And it was the GM had a completely differnet style and methodology of playing.</p><p></p><p>Was she good or bad? Everyone enjoyed themselves and we all had fun. And that is the main goal of an GM. Making sure Fun is had. Some times you need to be a player to remind yourself what is Fun.</p><p></p><p>-The Luddite</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Luddite, post: 361012, member: 4099"] In the past few years, I have found the only way to play the games I want to play is to GM. That is how I started my 3rd Ed Campaing. I got the players handbook, downloaded the first few free adventures (Burning Plague and the Cliffhanger) and got started. That same campaign world is still going even two years later. And I still DM it once or twice a month. But I do get the hankering to play just a character. To make his own story and just to see things which I doubt I will use in my campagin. Just recently I am now in a standing Campaing as a player. However, I do notice that I tend to "Help" the DM quite abit. Either by answering rule questions before he does, or by offering "Advice" on how to rule on a particular issue. We will see how it goes. Since it looks like I will be bouncing between the two games for a while. On part of being a DM is just experience playing the game. So playing the game with a different set of people and DM just gives you more things that have been done. (ie like someone using a feat in an different way then you thought of.) Being a DM, at least now gives me a more quantifiable way of knowing why I may like or dislike another DM. I was invited to a Vampire Campaign, but I did not enjoy the game. (I did enjoy the company of friends, just not the game itself) And it was the GM had a completely differnet style and methodology of playing. Was she good or bad? Everyone enjoyed themselves and we all had fun. And that is the main goal of an GM. Making sure Fun is had. Some times you need to be a player to remind yourself what is Fun. -The Luddite [/QUOTE]
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