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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Lady Starhawk" data-source="post: 250193" data-attributes="member: 441">I'm pretty sure I qualify.  I had only been playing a few months when I thought I could take the reins of the game.  We got to about 3rd level before I couldn't take it anymore.I have many many files in teh pushover DM department, but these are the ones that were laid out in the questions:1) You have made special concessions for a PC or player just so they would stay in the group.'yeah <when we still played 2nd edition>, I let a freind play a homebrew character out of Wheel of time (even though I have never read nor do I ever plan on reading the series) when they were all first level because he said anything else wouldn't be any fun.  (Having a 2nd level character hurling fireballs wasn't fun for me, but he wanted it)2) You have given out an overpowered item, power, etc., and not taken it away and do not plan to, just because the PC is enjoying it.Robe of eyes to 3rd level mage because he wanted it, staff of the magi, deck of many things, all kinds of yummy goodies because the players demanded it.3) You have ever cried because of something that happened in-game.Yeah, the players weren't gaming they were just joking around and wouldn't listen to me.  Then the (Good aligned) characters killed the city guards because they asked the characters to sign in before entering the city (standard procedure in the country they were in adn they knew it).  The ranger (a half dragon) didn't want to so he had the mage cast sleep on them all and slit their throats.  I was so frustrated that I ended a few minutes later and packed up and cried all teh way home.4) Your players have been able to persuade you to do something that you later regretted, but still follwed through with and kept it anyway, just because you are a crowd-pleaser. (See #1 and #2.)see above: high powered races and goodies, and kits.  If they could back it up in the books I would allow it.5) You have refused to use Rule 0.My players REFUSED to let me.  If I didn't give in they would badger and pester and wine all night about it.Keep in mind I was rather new when I tried to DM and we were playing 2nd edition without ECL's and CR's.  the guy I learned to game under is even worse than I was because he KNEW better and still decided that it was ok to let the players be total munchkins as long as they were having fun.  I admit fun is the biggest part of the game, but imagination is important, just seeing how to get the biggest badest character the DM will allow isn't MY idea of fun.I would like to try my hand at DMing again...but I am afraid, I am a people pleasing person and I would probably just go back to my original rut (even though I have a NEW and better gaming group, I still think I am a pushover DM.)HELP ME WWDA You're my only hopeLady Starhawk</blockquote>

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