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<blockquote data-quote="Alexander123" data-source="post: 5405061" data-attributes="member: 98794">I thought I post my thoughts on what being a DM is about, at least in my understanding and experience. To be a DM is to give the players a run for their money. It's not about being out to kill the players, since this is a game and it's a cooperative activity, but it is about challenging them so that their victory is an earned victory as opposed to simply handing them the prize. (I don't fudge rolls by the way, I know some people do for various reasons. Just thought it important to mention.) I know that this is true in martial arts, and that there are many martial arts schools and the authentic one's always emphasize this that in their school black belts are not handed out, they make you earn it. The same with DMing. The DM, just like the martial arts teacher, does not want the players to fail, on the contrary, he wants them to be the best that they can be, but he wants them to earn their blackbelt, or their victory. He wants their pride in their achievments to be an earned pride.&nbsp;Just my thoughts on DMing. Now I know there are many more experienced people on these forums who have played Dnd more than I have so feel free to post your thoughts.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Alexander123, post: 5405061, member: 98794"] I thought I post my thoughts on what being a DM is about, at least in my understanding and experience. To be a DM is to give the players a run for their money. It's not about being out to kill the players, since this is a game and it's a cooperative activity, but it is about challenging them so that their victory is an earned victory as opposed to simply handing them the prize. (I don't fudge rolls by the way, I know some people do for various reasons. Just thought it important to mention.) I know that this is true in martial arts, and that there are many martial arts schools and the authentic one's always emphasize this that in their school black belts are not handed out, they make you earn it. The same with DMing. The DM, just like the martial arts teacher, does not want the players to fail, on the contrary, he wants them to be the best that they can be, but he wants them to earn their blackbelt, or their victory. He wants their pride in their achievments to be an earned pride. Just my thoughts on DMing. Now I know there are many more experienced people on these forums who have played Dnd more than I have so feel free to post your thoughts. [/QUOTE]

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