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<blockquote data-quote="Caspian Moon Prince" data-source="post: 1504912" data-attributes="member: 12145">DM tipsI've always found it difficult to give out much advise on the topic because there are so many ways to run a good game, not to mention each person has a different way of gaming in the first place.Things I think should be good in any game are:1) Acting out the NPCs: Try and make sure that the NPCs are acted out well. If you haven't ran many different PCs or don't think you would be good at it at first try this. Start out by giving each NPC a different voice that goes with the character(gruff characters having a harsher voice and so on) then try facial features(when acting as the gruff NPC have a bit of a snear) and then just add what you think would let the PCs imagine the NPC better.2) Description: Probably even more important than the 1st, but basically make sure to describe things as well as you can. You don't have to go into each and every detail, but make sure you give enough so that the players get the feel and jist of what they are looking and interacting in. For places or even NPCs or monsters you may want to find images in books or on the net to show what you are describing.(and if you are using BESM in a certain world like Tenchi Muyo or Trigun this would help even more)3) Run what you think is fun starting out and then get feedback from the players on what they would like. Take the feedback and integrate it into your own ideas. 4) The PCs are the stars, don't let NPC(no matter how cool they are) take the spot light away from the players.5) Basically just have fun and go with it. This is just a game afterall.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Caspian Moon Prince, post: 1504912, member: 12145"] [b]DM tips[/b] I've always found it difficult to give out much advise on the topic because there are so many ways to run a good game, not to mention each person has a different way of gaming in the first place. Things I think should be good in any game are: 1) Acting out the NPCs: Try and make sure that the NPCs are acted out well. If you haven't ran many different PCs or don't think you would be good at it at first try this. Start out by giving each NPC a different voice that goes with the character(gruff characters having a harsher voice and so on) then try facial features(when acting as the gruff NPC have a bit of a snear) and then just add what you think would let the PCs imagine the NPC better. 2) Description: Probably even more important than the 1st, but basically make sure to describe things as well as you can. You don't have to go into each and every detail, but make sure you give enough so that the players get the feel and jist of what they are looking and interacting in. For places or even NPCs or monsters you may want to find images in books or on the net to show what you are describing.(and if you are using BESM in a certain world like Tenchi Muyo or Trigun this would help even more) 3) Run what you think is fun starting out and then get feedback from the players on what they would like. Take the feedback and integrate it into your own ideas. 4) The PCs are the stars, don't let NPC(no matter how cool they are) take the spot light away from the players. 5) Basically just have fun and go with it. This is just a game afterall. [/QUOTE]

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