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<blockquote data-quote="Ziona" data-source="post: 511541" data-attributes="member: 484">I am a woman as well.&nbsp; All I can tell you is that each time I have brought up DMing to the group I play with, only one of the guys have ever been encouraging.&nbsp; Most of them have scoffed and laughed or been silent while the rest thought I was joking.&nbsp; It sucked, because at one point, I had done research and had made maps and such, and when they reacted like they did, I trashed it all.&nbsp; It really p*@$$ed me off! So, I have never brought it up again.&nbsp; On the rare occasion that it has come up, I just tell them I would never consider DMing again (at least not for them).&nbsp; <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f621.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":mad:" title="Mad&nbsp; &nbsp; :mad:"&nbsp; data-smilie="4"data-shortname=":mad:" /> I don't understand this reaction, either.&nbsp; I love to write, and they have complimented me on my storytelling, so I thought I could DM.&nbsp; Apparently they did not think so.&nbsp; I don't know if it's because I'm a girl, or if they don't think I'm experienced enough. (I've been playing for about 7 1/2 years now...I first starting playing 2nd edition AD&amp;D).At any rate, it is a mystery to me why they will encourage others who are less experienced than myself to DM, but scoff and laugh at the thought of me DMing.&nbsp; (they have encouraged other males to DM who have been playing a year or so...)&nbsp; I don't see them as being sexist, so I don't understand why they think I would be so bad at DMing.&nbsp; They could have given me a chance at least.So I see where you're coming from, and I'm sorry I can't offer more insight, except to say that I know how you feel.&nbsp; It's frustrating...at least you're actually DMing!! <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f644.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":rolleyes:" title="Roll eyes&nbsp; &nbsp; :rolleyes:"&nbsp; data-smilie="11"data-shortname=":rolleyes:" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Ziona, post: 511541, member: 484"] I am a woman as well. All I can tell you is that each time I have brought up DMing to the group I play with, only one of the guys have ever been encouraging. Most of them have scoffed and laughed or been silent while the rest thought I was joking. It sucked, because at one point, I had done research and had made maps and such, and when they reacted like they did, I trashed it all. It really p*@$$ed me off! So, I have never brought it up again. On the rare occasion that it has come up, I just tell them I would never consider DMing again (at least not for them). :mad: I don't understand this reaction, either. I love to write, and they have complimented me on my storytelling, so I thought I could DM. Apparently they did not think so. I don't know if it's because I'm a girl, or if they don't think I'm experienced enough. (I've been playing for about 7 1/2 years now...I first starting playing 2nd edition AD&D). At any rate, it is a mystery to me why they will encourage others who are less experienced than myself to DM, but scoff and laugh at the thought of me DMing. (they have encouraged other males to DM who have been playing a year or so...) I don't see them as being sexist, so I don't understand why they think I would be so bad at DMing. They could have given me a chance at least. So I see where you're coming from, and I'm sorry I can't offer more insight, except to say that I know how you feel. It's frustrating...at least you're actually DMing!! :rolleyes: [/QUOTE]

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