How long have you been a DM?
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Zulithe
Explorer
Looking at the poll results... MAN, we have some oldbies here. 
Alright, I started DMing in middle school, and I'm 24 now. So I'm in the 10-15yrs category.
The reason I took on DMing is because either noone else wanted to do it or noone else was good at doing it. After a few tries, I found myself liking it and soon even had an adult playing with us (the dad of another player), which at the time I felt was a pretty big accomplishment and told a lot about my DMing ability.
These days, well I think I'm probably slightly above average but not a great DM. Though, I have to wonder if I'd take my game more seriously if I had better players. No slight on them, but they tend to fall in the "hack and slash" category and it is a real struggle to get them to play any other way.
Alright, I started DMing in middle school, and I'm 24 now. So I'm in the 10-15yrs category.
The reason I took on DMing is because either noone else wanted to do it or noone else was good at doing it. After a few tries, I found myself liking it and soon even had an adult playing with us (the dad of another player), which at the time I felt was a pretty big accomplishment and told a lot about my DMing ability.
These days, well I think I'm probably slightly above average but not a great DM. Though, I have to wonder if I'd take my game more seriously if I had better players. No slight on them, but they tend to fall in the "hack and slash" category and it is a real struggle to get them to play any other way.
TheGM
First Post
Started GMing in 82, and will stop when they bury me.
Am I good at what I do? Yeah, I have to say I am. I rely upon player feedback for that, but since I have players from every group I've ever run still playing in my worlds - forty two total players, I assume that I'm doing it right.
Like most evryone else, there's still a whole lot for me to learn, but that's part of the fun.
Don.
Am I good at what I do? Yeah, I have to say I am. I rely upon player feedback for that, but since I have players from every group I've ever run still playing in my worlds - forty two total players, I assume that I'm doing it right.
Like most evryone else, there's still a whole lot for me to learn, but that's part of the fun.
Don.
Twenty five years, off and on.
Favourites within that time have been D&D (all versions), Traveller (all versions), RuneQuest, Aftermath, Twilight2000, Traveller 2300/2300AD, OwoD (Vampire and Werewolf mainly - but elements from the other games appeared often).
I've always preferred DMing to playing.
Am I any good at it?
Yes, yes I am, according to my players over the years.
Favourites within that time have been D&D (all versions), Traveller (all versions), RuneQuest, Aftermath, Twilight2000, Traveller 2300/2300AD, OwoD (Vampire and Werewolf mainly - but elements from the other games appeared often).
I've always preferred DMing to playing.
Am I any good at it?
Yes, yes I am, according to my players over the years.
DragonLancer
Hero
freebfrost said:
I've been DMing since 1987 and I consider myself average, rather than good. I still make occasional mistakes, or forget rules and the like. But I seem to run enjoyable games from the feedback I get.
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