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<blockquote data-quote="Ruslanchik" data-source="post: 4293850" data-attributes="member: 45251">I agree with this.&nbsp; Use your experience with narration and world-building to engage the DM's world deeply.&nbsp; Ask questions that might slip past the other players and engage yourself fully in the role of PLAYER.&nbsp; I think that the hardest part about switching sides of the screen would be the tendency to question the DM's rulings.&nbsp; In this case you would not be a backseat DM, but a Rules Lawyer.&nbsp; I have a bit of a tendency to be a Rules Lawyer and I can tell you that sometimes it helps because DMs make mistakes and, my DMs at least, appreciate help double-checking math and sorting out complicated questions.&nbsp; There are lots of times when it is inappropriate.&nbsp; I have had to learn when to interject and when to just accept a ruling.&nbsp;&nbsp; Basically I have just accepted that the DM is THE authority at the table.&nbsp; To this end, I refer to the DM with goofy titles (Illustrious World-Builder, Lord of the Dice, etc.) and engage in ruthless flattery.&nbsp; This usually smooths things over.&nbsp;&nbsp; <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)"&nbsp; data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Ruslanchik, post: 4293850, member: 45251"] I agree with this. Use your experience with narration and world-building to engage the DM's world deeply. Ask questions that might slip past the other players and engage yourself fully in the role of PLAYER. I think that the hardest part about switching sides of the screen would be the tendency to question the DM's rulings. In this case you would not be a backseat DM, but a Rules Lawyer. I have a bit of a tendency to be a Rules Lawyer and I can tell you that sometimes it helps because DMs make mistakes and, my DMs at least, appreciate help double-checking math and sorting out complicated questions. There are lots of times when it is inappropriate. I have had to learn when to interject and when to just accept a ruling. Basically I have just accepted that the DM is THE authority at the table. To this end, I refer to the DM with goofy titles (Illustrious World-Builder, Lord of the Dice, etc.) and engage in ruthless flattery. This usually smooths things over. ;) [/QUOTE]

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