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<blockquote data-quote="aramis erak" data-source="post: 7803332" data-attributes="member: 6779310"><p>Because it creates the mental preconception that they're expected to fail unless they're a natural. The worst thing you can tell a new potential GM is, "GMing is hard, and good GMs are rare" - becuase you're setting up an expectation of failure.</p><p></p><p>It causes the types of reactions that a young lady, just about to go off to college, had had just over a month ago. She needed to be convinced were lies before she was brave enough to try DMing D&D. She tried, she succeeded, and players are sad she's gone. Her table, during her short (1 month) tenure as DM, was constanly excited and having fun.</p><p></p><p>Most people smart enough to play mid-level D&D 5 are smart enough to GM low level D&D 5 to an enjoyable level. Same for almost all other D&D editions, including Pathfinder. </p><p></p><p>Whether or not it's appropriate, people tend to put more faith in the written experiences of others than they should. And if you want gaming to continue, DBAD near other gamers, and don't tell people that good GMing is rare, even if your personal definition of good is some absurdly high bar.</p><p></p><p>Likewise, saying good GMing is easy is also a disservice, because it's not easy. It's within reach of most players, but it's not effortless, it's not readily done spur of the moment.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="aramis erak, post: 7803332, member: 6779310"] Because it creates the mental preconception that they're expected to fail unless they're a natural. The worst thing you can tell a new potential GM is, "GMing is hard, and good GMs are rare" - becuase you're setting up an expectation of failure. It causes the types of reactions that a young lady, just about to go off to college, had had just over a month ago. She needed to be convinced were lies before she was brave enough to try DMing D&D. She tried, she succeeded, and players are sad she's gone. Her table, during her short (1 month) tenure as DM, was constanly excited and having fun. Most people smart enough to play mid-level D&D 5 are smart enough to GM low level D&D 5 to an enjoyable level. Same for almost all other D&D editions, including Pathfinder. Whether or not it's appropriate, people tend to put more faith in the written experiences of others than they should. And if you want gaming to continue, DBAD near other gamers, and don't tell people that good GMing is rare, even if your personal definition of good is some absurdly high bar. Likewise, saying good GMing is easy is also a disservice, because it's not easy. It's within reach of most players, but it's not effortless, it's not readily done spur of the moment. [/QUOTE]
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