D&D 5E The Mystery of the 5E Dungeon Master's Guide

[Scorpio616]

To become a dungeon master is to be forged in a white-hot crucible. One does not forge steel over a candle.

The DMG back blurb makes it look to me that WOTC wants Doormat DMs trained to stroke player's egos.

Entertain And Inspire Your Players!

 

[DMZ2112]

The DMG back blurb makes it look to me that WOTC wants Doormat DMs trained to stroke player's egos.

Well, you wouldn't want the sheet huggers to suspect anything.

 

[Agamon]

The DMG back blurb makes it look to me that WOTC wants Doormat DMs trained to stroke player's egos.

I don't know about you, but at the end of every session, I stand up, spread my arms and shout, "ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED?"

Seriously, it's not about stroking egos, it's about having fun. and that's the responsibility of everyone at the table.

 

[Thaumaturge]

I don't know about you, but at the end of every session, I stand up, spread my arms and shout, "ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED?"

Do you rip off your shirt, too? Usually, if my shirt has survived to this point, I rip my shirt off. For effect.

Thaumaturge.

 

[TarionzCousin]

I don't know about you, but at the end of every session, I stand up, spread my arms and shout, "ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED?"

Do you rip off your shirt, too? Usually, if my shirt has survived to this point, I rip my shirt off. For effect.

This is the kind of "How to DM" instruction we need in the new DMG....

 

[DMZ2112]

This is the kind of "How to DM" instruction we need in the new DMG....

Agreed. I'm looking forward to a table of recommended wine pairings for different varieties of player despair.

 

[Li Shenron]

The DMG back blurb makes it look to me that WOTC wants Doormat DMs trained to stroke player's egos.

Not really. "Entertain And Inspire Your Players!" is there to reassure said players and perhaps suggest they buy the DMG to their DM as a gift. Any experienced DMs really reads that sentence as "Ensnare And Torture Your Players!".