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Message: <blockquote data-quote="TheSword" data-source="post: 9860484" data-attributes="member: 6879661">So I recently saw the discord discussion that I’ve clipped some comments from because I found it very interesting. There was clearly one DM who felt if you don’t enjoy every aspect of DMing then why are you doing it. Others felt that labors of love are still labors.What do you think? Are there elements of DMing you really don’t enjoy but have to do anyway? This isn’t so much about DMing things that you don’t bother with or find alternatives. But rather things you don’t like but have to go through anyway.One thing I don’t like about DMing is the moment precisely before. An hour or so. I get a kind of stage anxiety or maybe performance anxiety/imposter syndrome. How am I going to entertain these people for the next three to six hours. It’s not every time but I would say more often than not. Particularly with weekly games, that have momentum and a certain amount of expectation. Even if it’s just on my part. The thing is, it bears absolutely no relation to whether I later enjoy the session or not. I could be particularly anxious about starting and have the best time in months, and I’ve DM’d well over 5,000 hours of games so it isn’t an experience thing. I just don’t let it stop me. But it’s definitely something I don’t like about DMing and would gladly do without:I’m interested in your thoughts.[ATTACH=full]429788[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]429791[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]429790[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]429789[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

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