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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Joshua Randall" data-source="post: 4705617" data-attributes="member: 7737">Captain_Commando, you keep saying you are a great GM, but you offer no testimonials of any sort. Can you point us to posts by delighted players from your previous campaigns? Can you point us to an engrossing storyhour you (or a player) wrote regarding one of you campaigns, so we can get a feel for how you do things?Do you have any published RPG credits, such as modules/adventures, articles in magazines, or articles on reputable websites?If you don't have anything published, can you point us to a lengthy message-board posting history, in which you intelligently dissect various games and offer valuable feedback? Or posts in which you give people free advice regarding their campaign, or characters, or NPCs, or whatever?In other words: If I were a player mildly interested in showing up for your game, what could you show me that would convince me?= = =Let me give you an example of what I am talking about.Piratecat, one of the moderators here, is widely reputed to be an exceptional GM. I have never met him, and never played in one of his games, but I also believe he is an exceptional GM because: <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">He wrote one of the most widely-read storyhours of all time, <a href="http://www.enworld.org/showthread.php?t=779" target="_blank">Defenders of Daybreak</a>. It's an outstanding read, and you can learn a lot from it about techniques of GMing and campaign building.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">One of his player is currently writing a narrative regarding Piratecat's ongoing 4e campaign, which you can read <a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/general-rpg-discussion/242305-running-player-commentary-pcats-d-d-4th-edition-campaign.html" target="_blank">here</a>. It contains good GMing advice for the new edition.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">He is an award-winning RPGA GM.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">He is a published author with the following <a href="http://www.pen-paper.net/rpgdb.php?op=showcreator&creatorid=5" target="_blank">credits</a>. His adventure for 3e D&D, <a href="http://www.fierydragon.com/index.php?view=article&catid=21%3Aadventures&id=60%3Aww16010&option=com_content&Itemid=41" target="_blank">Of Sound Mind</a>, is great, and contains some useful DMing advice, particularly around setting a mood for the players.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">He has a long history of posting here and on other boards, offering helpful and intelligent advice, and generally being a stand-up "netizen".</li> </ul>For the reasons listed above, I would jump at the chance to play in a campaign GM'd by Piratecat.But would I jump at the chance to play in a campaign GM'd by Captain_Commando, and pay $10 per session for the opportunity? Why should I?That is the question you need to answer for your (potential) customers.</blockquote>

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