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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Celebrim" data-source="post: 1047636" data-attributes="member: 4937">I agree with Buttercup.  It sounds to me that you are experiencing stage fright.I don't think it is evidence of anything being wrong with you more serious than being shy.I have this problem with new groups or any time when I have not DMed a group in a while.   It takes a while to become comfortable with your role as a DM.  Its tough to be a leader.  A DM has to manage to be a comic, an orator, an all knowing sage, an empartial referee, a writer, and an event organizer.   Of course you are nervous.Don't think about it too much.  Just do it.  Trust yourself.I have to resist the urge to apologize for my game when I first start a new campaign.   I have to resist the urge to overly explain why things are happening.  It takes a while to get comfortable with getting into character and with your cast of NPC's so that you can flow from one thing to another.  When I first get started, I never feel like I'm doing a good enough job.Afterwords, when people tell you that you characters are incredibly deep and believable, and that your plots are really mature, and they never saw that twist coming - then you feel alot better. It really helps to have a good group.  The shyness problem doesn't just effect DM's.  Nothing is more painful for me to be somewhat nervous about my adventure, and to get things started, set the stage, and to have the players just sit there staring at me and each other.   Then when a player says something like, "I ask the barkeep about the guy in the corner." and I have to keep saying, "Ok, ask the barkeep about the guy in the corner then."  and "Well, what do you say." I want to start pulling my hair out.   And, have you ever tried to carry on a conversation between two NPC's?  It isn't the easiest thing in the world.  The DM has some responcibility for moving the story along and getting the players comfortable and relaxed, but its a whole lot easier to do it if the players are willing to put forth some effort and RP as well.</blockquote>

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