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<blockquote data-quote="Percivellian" data-source="post: 2746034" data-attributes="member: 27824"><p>I was a new DM (well, I still am) but a brandnew, right out of the packaging DM in 2002. I made all (or at least a decent amount) of the classic mistakes (I didn't find this board until last year).</p><p></p><p>So, my advice would include:</p><p></p><p>Don't overplan, just enough to keep things rolling, and not scrambling. If you get too far ahead of yourself, you start losing the moment there with the players in front of you.</p><p></p><p>Plan on being flexible. Assume things are likely to not go how you expect. This will make the decision to go with the flow the players are tuned to that much easier, and your game will be better for it.</p><p></p><p>Don't be afraid to wing it, you're probably better at it than you think.</p><p></p><p>Have fun. Don't overstress about your performance. If you're enjoying yourself (not at the expense of your players, that is) it is likely to spread around the table, ideas will flow more easily, and good times are more likely to be had by all. Don't dwell on the mistakes you make (cause you will make them), just take a mental note and improve steadily for next time, and next time.</p><p></p><p>I think those are the common sense basics, but they are very practical and true when you come to them, I've found.</p><p></p><p>EDIT: I must have accessed your thread from the general forums board, so I didn't notice it was posted in the wrong spot. I haven't slept a great deal today.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Percivellian, post: 2746034, member: 27824"] I was a new DM (well, I still am) but a brandnew, right out of the packaging DM in 2002. I made all (or at least a decent amount) of the classic mistakes (I didn't find this board until last year). So, my advice would include: Don't overplan, just enough to keep things rolling, and not scrambling. If you get too far ahead of yourself, you start losing the moment there with the players in front of you. Plan on being flexible. Assume things are likely to not go how you expect. This will make the decision to go with the flow the players are tuned to that much easier, and your game will be better for it. Don't be afraid to wing it, you're probably better at it than you think. Have fun. Don't overstress about your performance. If you're enjoying yourself (not at the expense of your players, that is) it is likely to spread around the table, ideas will flow more easily, and good times are more likely to be had by all. Don't dwell on the mistakes you make (cause you will make them), just take a mental note and improve steadily for next time, and next time. I think those are the common sense basics, but they are very practical and true when you come to them, I've found. EDIT: I must have accessed your thread from the general forums board, so I didn't notice it was posted in the wrong spot. I haven't slept a great deal today. [/QUOTE]
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