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<blockquote data-quote="Richards" data-source="post: 9402764" data-attributes="member: 508">Actually, this DM is only occasionally a drag.&nbsp; During last night's session he was back on his best behavior, DMing fairly and squarely.&nbsp; That's what makes the sessions where he slips back into his old ways so frustrating - we all know he can be better.&nbsp; And he's a good friend and co-worker in the office where I work, so I'm willing to put up with more from him than I likely would from someone else doing the same things.He, like I, got his start in AD&amp;D 1E, but he had the misfortune to be a player playing under an adversarial DM and I think he just picked up some bad habits.&nbsp; (I had the advantage of being the DM from the get-go, as I was the oldest of four siblings, after learning the game from my cousins, who had a very player-friendly approach, so I never picked up the &quot;I want to win the game as the DM&quot; bad habits that seem to plague many beginning DMs.)Incidentally, while I do enjoy writing up these recaps, I also do a full-fledged Story Hour of my campaigns, if you're ever bored.&nbsp; The &quot;Ghourmand Vale&quot; one even includes the songs my sorcerer PC writes for the NPC bard we just recently rescued from the aboleth.Johnathan</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Richards, post: 9402764, member: 508"] Actually, this DM is only occasionally a drag. During last night's session he was back on his best behavior, DMing fairly and squarely. That's what makes the sessions where he slips back into his old ways so frustrating - we all know he can be better. And he's a good friend and co-worker in the office where I work, so I'm willing to put up with more from him than I likely would from someone else doing the same things. He, like I, got his start in AD&D 1E, but he had the misfortune to be a player playing under an adversarial DM and I think he just picked up some bad habits. (I had the advantage of being the DM from the get-go, as I was the oldest of four siblings, after learning the game from my cousins, who had a very player-friendly approach, so I never picked up the "I want to win the game as the DM" bad habits that seem to plague many beginning DMs.) Incidentally, while I do enjoy writing up these recaps, I also do a full-fledged Story Hour of my campaigns, if you're ever bored. The "Ghourmand Vale" one even includes the songs my sorcerer PC writes for the NPC bard we just recently rescued from the aboleth. Johnathan [/QUOTE]

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