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Message: <blockquote data-quote="GameOgre" data-source="post: 7307410" data-attributes="member: 57914">When I was first starting out DMing I was real rough. Heck I have made just about every mistake a DM can make over the years and more than once has this gotten me into hot water with a group of players.SEVERAL times I was either convinced to let someone else give it a shot or just flat out had most of the group not show up. For the most part I think those cases were fairly deserved and in a few cases maybe not but each time I learned a lot. One of the few things I got right early on was just admitting when something was my fault and learning to move on.Even now after 40 years of DMing I sometimes but off more than I can chew and have entire games ruined. Recently on roll20 I tried to run a game of Spelljammer and did a pretty horrific job. After a short time I managed to put us all out of our misery but even that one some of those players just walked away unhappy.As a DM you need to sometimes push the comfort zone of what you run and sometimes it just isn't going to work out. When that happens recognizing it and ending it as painlessly as possible is key.</blockquote>