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<blockquote data-quote="Viking Bastard" data-source="post: 5553131" data-attributes="member: 509">Rusted shutI was never a very tactical DM and I've never been that rule-savvy, so I spent most of my prep-time studying the rules and the tactical aspects of the game.While I had worked on some ideas, I didn't have much of a plot going into it; I just assumed I would pull something out of my arse. It's how I did my best DMing back in the day; I'd start games based only on vague ideas--maybe some future plot hooks jotted down, waiting for an opportunity to be brought in--and then I'd counter whatever the players did with the first thing that came to mind. I never considered that I could get rusty at improv, but boy, was I. I drew a blank to whatever question the players asked me and all actions they took. Luckilly, I grew wiser to my handicap as the night progressed and did a better job at hiding my befuddlement. But the session started out with a lot of 'uuuh...' and 'erhm...' and empty stares.I don't know why I expected that particular talent to be immune to rust, as if it were handed down to me by the gods; as if it didn't need training like any other skill.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Viking Bastard, post: 5553131, member: 509"] [b]Rusted shut[/b] I was never a very tactical DM and I've never been that rule-savvy, so I spent most of my prep-time studying the rules and the tactical aspects of the game. While I had worked on some ideas, I didn't have much of a plot going into it; I just assumed I would pull something out of my arse. It's how I did my best DMing back in the day; I'd start games based only on vague ideas--maybe some future plot hooks jotted down, waiting for an opportunity to be brought in--and then I'd counter whatever the players did with the first thing that came to mind. I never considered that I could get rusty at improv, but boy, was I. I drew a blank to whatever question the players asked me and all actions they took. Luckilly, I grew wiser to my handicap as the night progressed and did a better job at hiding my befuddlement. But the session started out with a lot of 'uuuh...' and 'erhm...' and empty stares. I don't know why I expected that particular talent to be immune to rust, as if it were handed down to me by the gods; as if it didn't need training like any other skill. [/QUOTE]

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