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<blockquote data-quote="Oryan77" data-source="post: 4209497" data-attributes="member: 18701">Things I've learned to avoid:1. Coming in with a big ego as if I own the place. I've been in the presence of a few of these kind of guys and I really didn't enjoy being looked down upon as a player. 2. Be prepared and keep all NPCs stated up before playing. I've seen guys pull crap out of their butt just so their NPC doesn't die or so they can thwart your creative thinking. If a PC casts a spell that is going to mess up my plans, my NPC won't magically have the perfect counter spell or scroll to thwart the PC unless it's on his NPC sheet.3. Not having a real adventure ready for the players. I've played in a game where the DM kept running dull situation after dull situation that didn't benefit anything. I think I spent 5 hours of game time being told that my character is training in town, practicing &amp; learning his powers, eating in the mess hall, &amp; walking around town meeting neighbors. It was extremely boring &amp; pointless. I don't think he had any kind of solid plot line for me and he expected me to explore the town and create some kind of scenario myself. Things I learned to incorporate:1. Describe action. Players seem to get a kick out of being told in detail about what an attack looked like other than that &quot;you hit&quot;. 2. Describe sounds &amp; smells rather than just visuals. I try to do this more when describing an environment.3. Root for the PCs. I make sure that I come across as just one of the guys and that I'm rooting for their PCs (while still showing that I'm not afraid to beat on their PCs). When I've seen DMs like this, they really make the players feel like their PCs are cool. It makes it more fun to play with a guy that makes you feel like you have a cool PC rather than just you thinking your PC is cool.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Oryan77, post: 4209497, member: 18701"] Things I've learned to avoid: 1. Coming in with a big ego as if I own the place. I've been in the presence of a few of these kind of guys and I really didn't enjoy being looked down upon as a player. 2. Be prepared and keep all NPCs stated up before playing. I've seen guys pull crap out of their butt just so their NPC doesn't die or so they can thwart your creative thinking. If a PC casts a spell that is going to mess up my plans, my NPC won't magically have the perfect counter spell or scroll to thwart the PC unless it's on his NPC sheet. 3. Not having a real adventure ready for the players. I've played in a game where the DM kept running dull situation after dull situation that didn't benefit anything. I think I spent 5 hours of game time being told that my character is training in town, practicing & learning his powers, eating in the mess hall, & walking around town meeting neighbors. It was extremely boring & pointless. I don't think he had any kind of solid plot line for me and he expected me to explore the town and create some kind of scenario myself. Things I learned to incorporate: 1. Describe action. Players seem to get a kick out of being told in detail about what an attack looked like other than that "you hit". 2. Describe sounds & smells rather than just visuals. I try to do this more when describing an environment. 3. Root for the PCs. I make sure that I come across as just one of the guys and that I'm rooting for their PCs (while still showing that I'm not afraid to beat on their PCs). When I've seen DMs like this, they really make the players feel like their PCs are cool. It makes it more fun to play with a guy that makes you feel like you have a cool PC rather than just you thinking your PC is cool. [/QUOTE]

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