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<blockquote data-quote="TwoSix" data-source="post: 9159764" data-attributes="member: 205">First off, I'm intrigued by your local gaming structure.&nbsp; Your gaming circle has a stable of DMs such that the responsibility for a particular table can be passed around like covering a work shift?&nbsp; Fascinating.As someone whose primary DMing mode is improv-heavy sandboxy games, I would say the primary requisite of such play is trust.&nbsp; Point blank, I don't DM for groups that don't trust me.&nbsp; For all the tables I've DMed, I've built trust by a)&nbsp; being a conscientious, fun player for several years before I took a turn DMingb)&nbsp; showing mastery of the rulesetc)&nbsp; being fair and generous in my ruling when I DM.Even with a group that trusts you, you should use enemies with healing sparingly.&nbsp; Healing potions on a mercenary squad of bounty hunters, totally fine.&nbsp; Random orc raiders I would telegraph after the fact that they had probably raided someone else to steal the potions, or display that the orc camp has someone with alchemical talents.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="TwoSix, post: 9159764, member: 205"] First off, I'm intrigued by your local gaming structure. Your gaming circle has a stable of DMs such that the responsibility for a particular table can be passed around like covering a work shift? Fascinating. As someone whose primary DMing mode is improv-heavy sandboxy games, I would say the primary requisite of such play is trust. Point blank, I don't DM for groups that don't trust me. For all the tables I've DMed, I've built trust by a) being a conscientious, fun player for several years before I took a turn DMing b) showing mastery of the ruleset c) being fair and generous in my ruling when I DM. Even with a group that trusts you, you should use enemies with healing sparingly. Healing potions on a mercenary squad of bounty hunters, totally fine. Random orc raiders I would telegraph after the fact that they had probably raided someone else to steal the potions, or display that the orc camp has someone with alchemical talents. [/QUOTE]

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