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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Xamnam" data-source="post: 8792240" data-attributes="member: 7037765">If I'm understanding you right, I don't disagree. Yes, someone who picks up and runs LMoP with no other prep is a DM, full stop, as much as someone who reads all three core books front to back and then runs their own adventure is. I just think there's specific value to a book portion that is explicitly teaching through instruction, without presumption of knowledge, which I see as a different goal than than the starter sets: allowing for fast and easier play, which may also have the benefit of teaching through experience. Different foci, different benefits, different results. I can't see one as a full bore replacement for the other.The bigger problem is that the DMG sounds from the title like it'll teach you how to play that role. That if you want to DM, this is the thing you need. As opposed to Snarf's first paragraph, and honestly, the snippet Cadence posted above, which are much clearer about the utility of it. Edit: Again, stick learning how to be a DM into the PHB.</blockquote>