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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Henry" data-source="post: 1385755" data-attributes="member: 158">This is a new DM trait, and by no means anything to worry about. The more you DM, the more experiences you gain and the more comfortable you become doing it.The important thing here is that the players FEED off of the energy and confidence you have as a DM. Uncertain and lethargic DMs will very likely bring about uncertain and lethargic players.Have you ever seen someone you just looked back on and said, "MAN, that was a great DM!" Whether they were really proficient at the rules or not, the one thing I'm willing to bet that that DM had that you don't yet is confidence and comfort at putting himself or herself out there, and not being afraid to be either dramatic or funny as the situation calls for it.Don't be afraid to be descriptive, as Diaglo says. Don't be afraid to put emphasis on something. Don't be afraid to also slightly bend the rules when the situation calls for it, and tell your players that you might do so, so they won't be surprised by it. As you yourself gain familiarity with your players and the situation of simply BEING a DM, your comfort will increase, and I think theirs will, too.I'm curious as to why she disputes you when she doesn't know the rules. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f615.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":confused:" title="Confused    :confused:"  data-smilie="5"data-shortname=":confused:" /> It does help to remind a player that the rules are somewhat cinematic, and not everything is going to happen according to the laws of physics, or how someone thinks it would happen. That's because in the movies, cinema and drama trump reality and physics too, so there's a small amount of suspension of disbelief going on here as well.Good luck in your new role! Don't be afraid to ham up the NPC's, insert drama and tension in a situation, or correct a player politely when they don't know the rules. In your case, the player is learning how to be a good player, too!</blockquote>

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