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<blockquote data-quote="Bardsandsages" data-source="post: 3075175" data-attributes="member: 28771"><p>DMing is practically a part time job, for which I am paid handsomely in chocolate, snacks, and assorted otehr bribes&nbsp; <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f60e.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":cool:" title="Cool&nbsp; &nbsp; :cool:"&nbsp; data-smilie="6"data-shortname=":cool:" /> But I also have been stuck in the DM seat.&nbsp; DMing requires an enormous amount of preparation.&nbsp; As a player, you only have to worry about your character.&nbsp; The DM has a whole world to worry about.&nbsp; You either have the mindset to handle that or you don't.&nbsp; And it isn't just the game itself, it's dealing with the PCs.&nbsp; If the DM's girlfriend expects preferential treatment and throws hissy fits when her PC dies, I don't want that person DMing.&nbsp; I've had DMs who give their significant others special gear or special treatment in character that makes them more powerful than everyone else.&nbsp; A DM with two small kids pulling at her constantly and distracting the game doesn't work either.&nbsp; Basically, the DM has to be a person who can separate out of character life from in character play, and who can properly schedule and manage his or her life to allot that few hours a week or whatever to deliver a good game.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="Bardsandsages, post: 3075175, member: 28771"] DMing is practically a part time job, for which I am paid handsomely in chocolate, snacks, and assorted otehr bribes :cool: But I also have been stuck in the DM seat. DMing requires an enormous amount of preparation. As a player, you only have to worry about your character. The DM has a whole world to worry about. You either have the mindset to handle that or you don't. And it isn't just the game itself, it's dealing with the PCs. If the DM's girlfriend expects preferential treatment and throws hissy fits when her PC dies, I don't want that person DMing. I've had DMs who give their significant others special gear or special treatment in character that makes them more powerful than everyone else. A DM with two small kids pulling at her constantly and distracting the game doesn't work either. Basically, the DM has to be a person who can separate out of character life from in character play, and who can properly schedule and manage his or her life to allot that few hours a week or whatever to deliver a good game. [/QUOTE]

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