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Message: <blockquote data-quote="DaveMage" data-source="post: 1012050" data-attributes="member: 10447">Re: Re: The DM's ProvinceWhy don't you think you're a good DM?  If no one has ever left your game and there are people who would love to join your game, it sounds like your players are having fun (which, to me, is the #1 consideration).What makes a good DM?  And, in relation to this thread, is being a good DM determined by how much of the game you control?  Or does it matter?A campaign I played in about 13 years ago was run by a DM who controlled almost everything.  He was a very creative-type, who developed everything from scratch.  While the game only lasted about 6 sessions, I really enjoyed his style because he knew *everything* about his world.  On the other hand, I've played in games where a DM has placed us in a very generic world, with very few details and the PCs helped to define the place.  I enjoyed that too.</blockquote>