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<blockquote data-quote="Ruavel" data-source="post: 694434" data-attributes="member: 5704"><p>In my experience, you're either someone who can ad-lib instinctively or you learn through being put on the spot regularly... learning may take a little time, but anyone can do it... and confidence is a big factor whether your used to ad-lib'ing or not...</p><p></p><p>some important things for you to bear in mind (IMHO) are:</p><p></p><p><strong>-</strong> if the players are prepared to play a game you run, knowing you're inexperienced as a DM, they obviously have faith in you... so if they say yes, recognise their trust and use that it boost your own confidence...</p><p></p><p><strong>-</strong> when you write or read an abventure, spent a little time thinking about each encounter and the possible ways in which the players could react... as the DM, metagaming (in the form of reading the players) is a part of preparation process... with a little thought, dealing with the encounters will be more relaxed and feel more natural...</p><p></p><p><strong>-</strong> make the story something special and your players will sing your praises for entertaining them so well for years... the minor detail of your early DMing mistakes will rapidly fade into the realm of 'obscure memories'...</p><p></p><p><strong>-</strong> relax and enjoy your time on centre stage... the more relaxed you are, the more relaxed your players are (except during battle where the opposite occurs) and the more everyone enjoys, and becomes part of, the experience...</p><p></p><p><strong>-</strong> if all else fails, have a beer before you start (assuming you're of legal age)... that'll loosen you up a little... <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p><p></p><p>remember even as the DM, the game is for your enjoyment as well... so figure out how yuo can enjoy being there...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ruavel, post: 694434, member: 5704"] In my experience, you're either someone who can ad-lib instinctively or you learn through being put on the spot regularly... learning may take a little time, but anyone can do it... and confidence is a big factor whether your used to ad-lib'ing or not... some important things for you to bear in mind (IMHO) are: [B]-[/B] if the players are prepared to play a game you run, knowing you're inexperienced as a DM, they obviously have faith in you... so if they say yes, recognise their trust and use that it boost your own confidence... [B]-[/B] when you write or read an abventure, spent a little time thinking about each encounter and the possible ways in which the players could react... as the DM, metagaming (in the form of reading the players) is a part of preparation process... with a little thought, dealing with the encounters will be more relaxed and feel more natural... [B]-[/B] make the story something special and your players will sing your praises for entertaining them so well for years... the minor detail of your early DMing mistakes will rapidly fade into the realm of 'obscure memories'... [B]-[/B] relax and enjoy your time on centre stage... the more relaxed you are, the more relaxed your players are (except during battle where the opposite occurs) and the more everyone enjoys, and becomes part of, the experience... [B]-[/B] if all else fails, have a beer before you start (assuming you're of legal age)... that'll loosen you up a little... ;) remember even as the DM, the game is for your enjoyment as well... so figure out how yuo can enjoy being there... [/QUOTE]
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