Menu
News
All News
Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
Pathfinder
Starfinder
Warhammer
2d20 System
Year Zero Engine
Industry News
Reviews
Dragon Reflections
Columns
Weekly Digests
Weekly News Digest
Freebies, Sales & Bundles
RPG Print News
RPG Crowdfunding News
Game Content
ENterplanetary DimENsions
Mythological Figures
Opinion
Worlds of Design
Peregrine's Next
RPG Evolution
Other Columns
From the Freelancing Frontline
Monster ENcyclopedia
WotC/TSR Alumni Look Back
4 Hours w/RSD (Ryan Dancey)
The Road to 3E (Jonathan Tweet)
Greenwood's Realms (Ed Greenwood)
Drawmij's TSR (Jim Ward)
Community
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Resources
Wiki
Pages
Latest activity
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Downloads
Latest reviews
Search resources
EN Publishing
Store
EN5ider
Adventures in ZEITGEIST
Awfully Cheerful Engine
What's OLD is NEW
Judge Dredd & The Worlds Of 2000AD
War of the Burning Sky
Level Up: Advanced 5E
Events & Releases
Upcoming Events
Private Events
Featured Events
Socials!
Twitch
YouTube
Facebook (EN Publishing)
Facebook (EN World)
Twitter
Instagram
TikTok
Podcast
Features
Top 5 RPGs Compiled Charts 2004-Present
Adventure Game Industry Market Research Summary (RPGs) V1.0
Ryan Dancey: Acquiring TSR
Q&A With Gary Gygax
D&D Rules FAQs
TSR, WotC, & Paizo: A Comparative History
D&D Pronunciation Guide
Million Dollar TTRPG Kickstarters
Tabletop RPG Podcast Hall of Fame
Eric Noah's Unofficial D&D 3rd Edition News
D&D in the Mainstream
D&D & RPG History
About Morrus
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
The
VOIDRUNNER'S CODEX
is coming! Explore new worlds, fight oppressive empires, fend off fearsome aliens, and wield deadly psionics with this comprehensive boxed set expansion for 5E and A5E!
Community
General Tabletop Discussion
*TTRPGs General
How did you learn to GM?
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Nyaricus" data-source="post: 3126657" data-attributes="member: 35678"><p>Largely self-taught, although here's my life story for those who are interested <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p><p></p><p><u><strong>Story:</strong></u></p><p></p><p>I started <em>playing</em> D&D in the summer or fall of '99. I was 11 years old, and in grade 6. We stared with AD&D, in it's last year from a set of inherited books from my best friend/DMs neighbors older son who had moved out. My DM was my "best friend" who was quite nutso (he later got into Cocaine and other hard drugs, and is/was very irresponsible about it all, just so you get the idea here) and had campaign ADD not to mention a mean streak. He got off from killing PCs <img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/paranoid.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":uhoh:" title="Paranoid :uhoh:" data-shortname=":uhoh:" />. I think in the 4 or 5 years I gamed with him we must've played in 20-30 different games. And those were the ones that lasted at least two sessions <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite5" alt=":confused:" title="Confused :confused:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":confused:" />. In any case, I definitly learned what not to do from these games, although they were fun at the time (especially when he actually <em>was</em> my friend and wasn't into drugs and all that crap). Those were the days, as they say <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>I had been reading fantasy since... oh, I don't even know. Grade 3, 4 maybe? Definitly grade 5. So I had a long history of that in my blood. D&D only magnifyed that, to the point where I plan to become a history prof <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /> In any case, That grou fell apart due to the people in it changing drastically (drugs, et al) so I was gameless for a little more than a year.</p><p></p><p>Flash-foward to my 17th birthday, I got together a group of about 7 or 8 of my closer friends, and introduced them to my campaign setting Maelstrom (later re-named Ascension: Paths of Power). That campaign started on February 2nd and ended later that year in the fall, although it was an incomplete go of it. However, I was always getting <em>some</em> (if not a lot) of feedback from my players, and I kept trudging through it all.</p><p></p><p>That group mostly fell apart (though I pride myself on introducing ~15 people to the game during that time) and I currently, via the internet, have a new group which is starting out my biggest endevor yet: a campaign which should take the PCs from 3rd to 18 or even 20th level. I have big plans, and hopefully will be able to keep up to par with it all <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>EN World has become an amazing resource. I find that only if you are really, truely interested in the hobby will you come to a forum like this, and take the time to look around, so given that I've looked and <u>learned</u> tons during my stay here. EN World has broadened my horizons and has (and is still) making my games better and better. I can created cohereant, realistic games with some great themes going through it. I try to ask players for feedback, and I try to keep everything flowing. Some of the little tips from EN World have been life-savers (like, if the game is stagnant, throw in a fight!) or just enhancers (like simplle help for rules that I'm unsure of and/or need help understanding.</p><p></p><p>And that's the story <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>cheers,</p><p>--N</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nyaricus, post: 3126657, member: 35678"] Largely self-taught, although here's my life story for those who are interested :D [u][b]Story:[/b][/u][b][/b] I started [i]playing[/i] D&D in the summer or fall of '99. I was 11 years old, and in grade 6. We stared with AD&D, in it's last year from a set of inherited books from my best friend/DMs neighbors older son who had moved out. My DM was my "best friend" who was quite nutso (he later got into Cocaine and other hard drugs, and is/was very irresponsible about it all, just so you get the idea here) and had campaign ADD not to mention a mean streak. He got off from killing PCs :uhoh:. I think in the 4 or 5 years I gamed with him we must've played in 20-30 different games. And those were the ones that lasted at least two sessions :confused:. In any case, I definitly learned what not to do from these games, although they were fun at the time (especially when he actually [i]was[/i] my friend and wasn't into drugs and all that crap). Those were the days, as they say :) I had been reading fantasy since... oh, I don't even know. Grade 3, 4 maybe? Definitly grade 5. So I had a long history of that in my blood. D&D only magnifyed that, to the point where I plan to become a history prof :D In any case, That grou fell apart due to the people in it changing drastically (drugs, et al) so I was gameless for a little more than a year. Flash-foward to my 17th birthday, I got together a group of about 7 or 8 of my closer friends, and introduced them to my campaign setting Maelstrom (later re-named Ascension: Paths of Power). That campaign started on February 2nd and ended later that year in the fall, although it was an incomplete go of it. However, I was always getting [i]some[/i] (if not a lot) of feedback from my players, and I kept trudging through it all. That group mostly fell apart (though I pride myself on introducing ~15 people to the game during that time) and I currently, via the internet, have a new group which is starting out my biggest endevor yet: a campaign which should take the PCs from 3rd to 18 or even 20th level. I have big plans, and hopefully will be able to keep up to par with it all :) EN World has become an amazing resource. I find that only if you are really, truely interested in the hobby will you come to a forum like this, and take the time to look around, so given that I've looked and [u]learned[/u] tons during my stay here. EN World has broadened my horizons and has (and is still) making my games better and better. I can created cohereant, realistic games with some great themes going through it. I try to ask players for feedback, and I try to keep everything flowing. Some of the little tips from EN World have been life-savers (like, if the game is stagnant, throw in a fight!) or just enhancers (like simplle help for rules that I'm unsure of and/or need help understanding. And that's the story :) cheers, --N [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Community
General Tabletop Discussion
*TTRPGs General
How did you learn to GM?
Top