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Message: <blockquote data-quote="HoboGod" data-source="post: 5263240" data-attributes="member: 90920">If you've looked over the DMG and have payed attention when others DM'd, you'll be fine. However, if you're truly dedicated, I recommend two things.1) Read DMG II. It provides far less rules and game mechanics than the DMG, but has WAY more advice in terms of the social dynamics of being the DM. It doesn't matter how much rules lawyering your players tend to engage in or how experienced the player has come to be, every problem at the table is political in nature. The DMG II helps you become something of an expert diplomat who is able to give everyone what they want and bring peace and prosperity to the table.2) Build a few test characters and run them through a few <a href="http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/oa/20030530b&page=1" target="_blank">Original Adventures</a>. Try to play your characters as if they had no idea of what's ahead of them even though you can read it right in front of you. In doing so, you'll notice a few things. You'll see what kind of preparation DMs tend to do. You'll see what aspects of the game are important for you to encourage your players to have. You'll have some experience in using the monsters listed before you. You'll have a few NPC characters that you have experience using. These are a lot of utilities gained for only an hour or so of fooling around, most of which is spent making characters.</blockquote>