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<blockquote data-quote="cybertalus" data-source="post: 1817644" data-attributes="member: 4400"><p>1. As a player I kind of like dungeons. As a DM they bore me silly.</p><p></p><p>2. As a player I tend to blend my style to the style of the group. As a DM I have a hard time adapting out of my preferred style.</p><p></p><p>3. As a player combat is fun. As a DM, combat is a chore.</p><p></p><p>4. As a player I *hate* equipping characters. As a DM I *hate* equipping NPCs, but at least I have those nifty charts in the DMG to work from.</p><p></p><p>5. As a player I like to write an extensive background for my character that grounds him in the world, but hate it when the DM never incorporates any of it into the game. As a DM I wish more players would provide me with extensive backgrounds that I could make use of in the game.</p><p></p><p>6. As a player I have a knack for remembering the rules, which book they're in, and what they're listed under in the index. As a DM I have an amazing ability to forget even the simplest of rules.</p><p></p><p>7. As a player I love it when I get to use some class ability or magic item feature for the first time. As a DM I hate it when players use some class ability or magic item feature that I'm not familiar with. Also as a DM, I dread using a monster's special ability for the first time.</p><p></p><p>8. As a player I'm bad to make comments during the game that lead to conversations totally unrelated to the game. As a DM, I'm even worse.</p><p></p><p>9. As a player I'm in the middle of the scale of laziness. As a DM, I'm so lazy the scale needs to be extended to chart how lazy I actually am.</p><p></p><p>10. As a player I'm sometimes shy about role-playing my character. As a DM, I am a total ham and seldom miss a chance to role-play an NPC.</p><p></p><p>11. As a player I usually remain seated, only occasionally getting up to stretch. As a DM, I've gotta stand up.</p><p></p><p>12. As a player I prefer to only use the core rules because it means that all the rules that apply to my character are contained within three books. As a DM I prefer to only use the core rules because it means that I only have three books worth of rules to misremember.</p><p></p><p>13. As a player I don't appreciate the DM as much as I should. As a DM, I eat up every scrap of appreciation I get from the players.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cybertalus, post: 1817644, member: 4400"] 1. As a player I kind of like dungeons. As a DM they bore me silly. 2. As a player I tend to blend my style to the style of the group. As a DM I have a hard time adapting out of my preferred style. 3. As a player combat is fun. As a DM, combat is a chore. 4. As a player I *hate* equipping characters. As a DM I *hate* equipping NPCs, but at least I have those nifty charts in the DMG to work from. 5. As a player I like to write an extensive background for my character that grounds him in the world, but hate it when the DM never incorporates any of it into the game. As a DM I wish more players would provide me with extensive backgrounds that I could make use of in the game. 6. As a player I have a knack for remembering the rules, which book they're in, and what they're listed under in the index. As a DM I have an amazing ability to forget even the simplest of rules. 7. As a player I love it when I get to use some class ability or magic item feature for the first time. As a DM I hate it when players use some class ability or magic item feature that I'm not familiar with. Also as a DM, I dread using a monster's special ability for the first time. 8. As a player I'm bad to make comments during the game that lead to conversations totally unrelated to the game. As a DM, I'm even worse. 9. As a player I'm in the middle of the scale of laziness. As a DM, I'm so lazy the scale needs to be extended to chart how lazy I actually am. 10. As a player I'm sometimes shy about role-playing my character. As a DM, I am a total ham and seldom miss a chance to role-play an NPC. 11. As a player I usually remain seated, only occasionally getting up to stretch. As a DM, I've gotta stand up. 12. As a player I prefer to only use the core rules because it means that all the rules that apply to my character are contained within three books. As a DM I prefer to only use the core rules because it means that I only have three books worth of rules to misremember. 13. As a player I don't appreciate the DM as much as I should. As a DM, I eat up every scrap of appreciation I get from the players. [/QUOTE]
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