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Message: <blockquote data-quote="The_Old_one" data-source="post: 3177726" data-attributes="member: 4370">Sorry, but I have to disagree with you on this one. I can see where you're coming from, but it only works with the assumption that everyone enjoys both running and playing the game. Personally, I'm happy to be the one running D&D 100% of the time. I'm not sure why, I just tend to have much less fun on the other side of the screen, I usually end up bored, and then I try to 'make my own fun'. I'm your stereotypical problem player.  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f631.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":o" title="Eek!    :o"  data-smilie="9"data-shortname=":o" /> There are exceptions to the rule, like my friend Mike's RuneQuest campaign, or my kid brother's M&M game, but these two are the first time in 15 years of gaming where I've actually looked forward to being a player as opposed to DM.Anyway, my point is this:Not everyone who plays D&D considers running a game as DM to be fun, and not everyone has it in them to be a good player. It takes a certain quality to be a player as opposed to DM.Everyone has is it in them to be a DM IMO, all it takes is imagination, a fair grasp of game mechanics and a sense of fairness. Running a PC though? Oy. You have to come up with a solid character who's 'on screen' All. The. Time. That means you need to make the effort to stay 'in character' throughout the entire campaign...years sometimes. You've got to make the effort to get on with all the other PCs, (although that's not too hard at times), and you've got to be on your toes enough to figure out the villain's evil plans, solve the puzzles and survive the fights...sometimes all at once!No sir, give me the screen every time. It's fun, and it's easy.  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin    :D"  data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" />Edit: Sorry about the threadjack...to try and keep it on topic, the above is why I don't run DMPCs, never have and never will. It's enough of a full time job to run a PC, I can't see how I could run a game simultaneously without BOTH suffering as a result.</blockquote>

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