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Message: <blockquote data-quote="steeldragons" data-source="post: 6733573" data-attributes="member: 92511">Well, my initial response is, "If you think you'll be happier just running the AP...then run the AP."But that seems more like a treatment of the symptom not the cause.One question...when was the last time you played instead of DMed? Would you feel better having someone run a limited, even just a one shot, for you for a week or 3?  But, again, this is a temporary solution, I think, as the fatigue may/would return when you were back in the DM chair. [I'd advise doing it anyway just for the fun of getting out of the DM chair for a minute.]I would recommend...taking "a day off" and "getting back to your roots."MOOOVIE DAAAAY!!!Any/all genre tropey goodness and badness you can muster/tolerate. Take a few evenings, maybe a weekend, and just binge watch a bunch of old fantasy flicks that you remember fondly. Throw in a few you might not remember fondly...or haven't seen at all.That always charges my batteries.Suggested viewing:LotR trilogy is a no brainer...[All of the Harry Potters are running on ABC Family this weekend, fyi, if you go in for them. Not really my thing, but I know a lot of D&Ders like them] Snow White & the Huntsman was another [visually beautiful] newer one that has some great steal-able things in it [Charlize Theron's Wicked Queen is friggin' amazing]...but I'm thinking a lot further back and cheesey than these.2 cups Excalibur for shiny knightly goodness and some top notch "old religion" spellcraeft.1 cup Legend for a bit o' the fae'rie and Tim Curry demon-awesome.A pinch of Time Bandits for dwarven thieves, dimension jumping, and evil wizard shenanigans.A lil' Princess Bride for some dread pirate yuks, romance to taste.A dash in some Dragonslayer....cuz, ya know, a dragon, a wizard, and a "slayer".1/2 tbsp. of Labyrinth for some goblin prince/muppet cheese.1 tsp. of PAN'S Labyrinth gives a surprisingly dark depth of flavor. Not too much of this, it can overpower the dish quickly.3 handfuls of Ladyhawke to get your polymorphic curses and romance on.2 tsp. of Willow, cuz every dish needs a little pict and a lot of sorcery.1 cup of the Rankin/Bass animated Hobbit, and Return of the King (whether you watch the newer ones or not, the animated ones have a "fantasy/-tical' je ne sais crois that the live action can't quite grasp).2 pinches of Rankin/Bass animated The Last Unicorn...for unicorns, witchery and added curses and romance.Optional, to taste: Flash Gordon ...cuz Hawkmen, duh!That oughta give you a bunch of ideas...not to copy directly, of course (or necessarily). But intentionally in the, "I've done this already. I can do this better and/or differently." way. Your mind will reel with the random thoughts/tangents/alternate possibilities as you watch the predictable tropes and paths of the scripted stories.If a weekend of that doesn't get your juices flowing...dude...sorry to say it, but I'd say you've just got a n official case of the "burn outs" and have to walk away from the DM chair, if not whole table/game, for a little while.</blockquote>

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