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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Oryan77" data-source="post: 5263261" data-attributes="member: 18701">First, tell yourself this, "I'm going to mess up, a lot. But I will get the hang of it and improve."Then, tell your players the same thing before you start the game. But add this, "Please be patient with me and please help me out so I can get better. If you are hard on me and not supportive, then it will be hard to be confident and eager enough to keep DMing you in the future. Once I get the hang of it, I may turn out to be a great DM which would only mean fun for you!"Don't worry too much about DMing. And keep in mind that we all made lots of mistakes when we first DMed. And there isn't a single DM that doesn't still make mistakes no matter how much experience he has. You'll get the hang of it if you keep trying. The most important thing is to have players that are encouraging and not discouraging you.The rules lawyer can be helpful, just ask him not to argue with you and to only give his input if it really matters. I hate when someone bickers with me over a rule that will have no impact on the survivability of the PCs.The DM can also be helpful. Just ask him to give you advice after the game if he noticed anything you could have done better. Hopefully he'll be so eager to play for a chance that he isn't going to be very critical of you.And for the boyfriend, well, you haven't figured out how to keep him under control yet? Sheesh!</blockquote>