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<blockquote data-quote="Vyvyan Basterd" data-source="post: 7652985" data-attributes="member: 4892">My biggest hurdle to becoming a good player after a long stint as sole DM for our group was dealing with attention span. Going from near-constant involvement in the game as DM to more limited involvement as a player of a single character was tough. My players went so far as to say I was a &quot;terrible&quot; player because I just could not keep my attention on the game. I got better. Playing games other than those I GMed definitely helped.As for issues of riding the newbie, I never came across that. I treat any GM how I want to be treated (even though I don't always receive that treatment). I don't want the game bogged down by niggling little rules arguments. So I don't do that as a player. I may ask once if the GM intended to deviate from the normal rules. I may remind them of something that's been forgotten. But if they decide to go a different direction I let it slide so we can move on.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Vyvyan Basterd, post: 7652985, member: 4892"] My biggest hurdle to becoming a good player after a long stint as sole DM for our group was dealing with attention span. Going from near-constant involvement in the game as DM to more limited involvement as a player of a single character was tough. My players went so far as to say I was a "terrible" player because I just could not keep my attention on the game. I got better. Playing games other than those I GMed definitely helped. As for issues of riding the newbie, I never came across that. I treat any GM how I want to be treated (even though I don't always receive that treatment). I don't want the game bogged down by niggling little rules arguments. So I don't do that as a player. I may ask once if the GM intended to deviate from the normal rules. I may remind them of something that's been forgotten. But if they decide to go a different direction I let it slide so we can move on. [/QUOTE]

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