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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Darklance" data-source="post: 619947" data-attributes="member: 289">I've been told that I'm a good DM but I just don't know if I can do COC justice. I bought the D20 version when it came out and I liked it but I just don't know how to go about running it. I've never played in a game before so I'd kinda in a jam....My players are willing to take our games seriously but how the hell can I scare them? I've heard people say that dimmed lights, candles, sound effects etc work but that seems to be taking it a little far and I don't see that it would really work.I'm not the type that gets scarred really...I chuckled to myself in a few scenes of the blare witch, so it's hard for me to judge if I'm going about this right.The best way to see would be to play in a game but I don't know anyone who runs one in my area.My players are willing to try any rules set/campaign I suggest because I always make it fun for them. However if the first game goes poorly I don't see us play a second.Do any of you have suggestions as to how I might go about doing it right? I've read some of the story hours so I know what a good story would be like but what about DM wise? Thanks for your help.</blockquote>