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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Faerl'Elghinn" data-source="post: 1580577" data-attributes="member: 17810">Counter-Rant: Inept players who WANT to DM...While it can be frustrating for a DM who just wants to be involved in the game when he rarely if ever gets the opportunity to just sit back and play, I find it equally- if not quite a bit more- frustrating that players who are still developing a rudimentary grasp of the rules arbitrarily determine themselves ready to "graduate".  I find it hard to explain to players that they are simply not ready to run a fun and interesting campaign, or to opt not to play in said campaign when everyone else I know accepts the invitation.I've even had a newer player suggest that a group establish revolving control of a given campaign, whereby one week a person would be playing a character as a PC, and the next running that same character as an NPC, while completely taking control of the scope and direction of a campaign.  I am simply not interested in being involved in such a campaign, as the concept itself seems rather counterintuitive to me.  I tried to politely state my objections, which were summarily disregarded as unreasonable by said player.I find that some people are simply more adept at DMing than others, as being a truly excellent DM requires a special talent or "spark" in addition to the prerequisite rules knowledge.  While I myself am certainly not among the best DMs across whom I've come, I do possess the necessary skill to run a cohesive and enjoyable campaign, and am perfectly willing to do so.  I just don't seem to have that special "flare" I've witnessed in others, so I and others in my playgroup will often opt to play under a DM who does, of whom I currently know two, amazingly enough, although they each run games in separate circles.  If you've been fortunate enough to encounter such a person, you'll know what I mean.  If you can get such a person to recognize, cultivate, and value this talent, you'll often find that this person won't mind running the game more often than not, but it's still a nice gesture to offer to take the reins once in a while and offer this person a chance to relax.</blockquote>

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