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<blockquote data-quote="Guest&amp;nbsp; 85555" data-source="post: 5894813">Telling someone they are bad at something (especially something they do for fun) isn't going to go over well in most cases. &quot;Your a bad GM&quot; is too general and the phrasing is insulting (even if it means well). A little tact and forethought can go a long way. When I was involved in sports you never told a competitor he sucked at the game. He told him specifically what he sucked at and you made sure to let him know his strenght so he didn't undo that in an effort to fix the other issue. It sounds like this GM handles the non combat aspects of GMing just fine. If that is the case a simpe conversation like &quot;i really love the adventures and dungeons you come up with but would you mind making the combat a little harder because I think my PC (or the party)needs to be challenged more by the threats we face&quot;. that is going to be a lot more effective than &quot;you are not a good GM&quot;. Keep in mind this is the guys hobby, not his job. If you are genuinely unsatisfied, then pick up the GM screen and show him how it is done. But if he is the only one willing to put the time in to run a game I really think a gentle approach is called for.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Guest 85555, post: 5894813"] Telling someone they are bad at something (especially something they do for fun) isn't going to go over well in most cases. "Your a bad GM" is too general and the phrasing is insulting (even if it means well). A little tact and forethought can go a long way. When I was involved in sports you never told a competitor he sucked at the game. He told him specifically what he sucked at and you made sure to let him know his strenght so he didn't undo that in an effort to fix the other issue. It sounds like this GM handles the non combat aspects of GMing just fine. If that is the case a simpe conversation like "i really love the adventures and dungeons you come up with but would you mind making the combat a little harder because I think my PC (or the party)needs to be challenged more by the threats we face". that is going to be a lot more effective than "you are not a good GM". Keep in mind this is the guys hobby, not his job. If you are genuinely unsatisfied, then pick up the GM screen and show him how it is done. But if he is the only one willing to put the time in to run a game I really think a gentle approach is called for. [/QUOTE]

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