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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Wicht" data-source="post: 6732863" data-attributes="member: 221">My first reaction on reading the original post on Wednesday was, if DMing was to be compared to an art form, then I would consider good DMing to be "Commercial Art." Having thought about it more for a couple of days, I still think that. What you are producing as a DM should be for the consumption of others. Sure, there should be some personal satisfaction in what you are doing, but in the end, the goal is to give something to the players.Commercial art is defined as the art used in selling, or advertising. What you are selling to the players is an experience. You are attempting to persuade them to invest time, energy, emotional energy, and thought into a world and scenario that you are creating for their enjoyment. In the end, if the players don't buy into what you are selling them, the experience is not a good one.Fine art, on the other hand, is defined as art done simply for the sake of its own aesthetic. While the entire gaming experience might produce such a thing, I am not sure that I would enjoy playing with a DM who was trying to do some sort of performance art where the DMing itself was the thing to be admired.</blockquote>