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<blockquote data-quote="Blackmoor_Film" data-source="post: 7505233" data-attributes="member: 6968402"><p>I am just offering suggestions.</p><p></p><p>I wasn't trying to jump down your throat.</p><p></p><p>I say that about DM'ing being competitive, because so many people seem to think it is a contest, so I was speaking just in general terms. Every session is different based on who plays.</p><p></p><p>Yet my core idea is still to just do a one off and go crazy with it and see what happens. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>I try to use special words, I will highlight them here: </p><p></p><p><em><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Anyone who has a set of rules <strong>should try</strong> to DM at least <strong>once</strong>. My experience is that it is easy to over think it.</span></span></em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">You have a world? Well, <strong>maybe</strong> all you need is a one level dungeon.</span></span></em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Your players bailed out after 3 days of working on characters? <strong>Maybe</strong> you need to start beginners faster.</span></span></em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Dm'ing isn't a competitive art, it's just something one does and learns from. And <strong>perhaps</strong> being a DM sometimes, will give you a greater appreciation for other DM's when you play again.</span></span></em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><strong>If</strong> you think in terms of a one off game, you can have more freedom as a DM. I like giving people 2 characters in a one off. And I will even say something like: ok, everyone gets 40k experience points to play with. I also tell them: since this is a one off, we're gonna be playing in a super deadly way. No cake walk!</span></span></em></p><p><em><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"></span></span></em></p><p><em><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"></span></span></em><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">All meant as suggestions.</span></span><em><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"> <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> </span></span></em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Blackmoor_Film, post: 7505233, member: 6968402"] I am just offering suggestions. I wasn't trying to jump down your throat. I say that about DM'ing being competitive, because so many people seem to think it is a contest, so I was speaking just in general terms. Every session is different based on who plays. Yet my core idea is still to just do a one off and go crazy with it and see what happens. :) I try to use special words, I will highlight them here: [I][COLOR=#333333][FONT=Verdana]Anyone who has a set of rules [B]should try[/B] to DM at least [B]once[/B]. My experience is that it is easy to over think it.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333][FONT=Verdana]You have a world? Well, [B]maybe[/B] all you need is a one level dungeon.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333][FONT=Verdana]Your players bailed out after 3 days of working on characters? [B]Maybe[/B] you need to start beginners faster.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333][FONT=Verdana]Dm'ing isn't a competitive art, it's just something one does and learns from. And [B]perhaps[/B] being a DM sometimes, will give you a greater appreciation for other DM's when you play again.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333][FONT=Verdana][B]If[/B] you think in terms of a one off game, you can have more freedom as a DM. I like giving people 2 characters in a one off. And I will even say something like: ok, everyone gets 40k experience points to play with. I also tell them: since this is a one off, we're gonna be playing in a super deadly way. No cake walk! [/FONT][/COLOR][/I][COLOR=#333333][FONT=Verdana]All meant as suggestions.[/FONT][/COLOR][I][COLOR=#333333][FONT=Verdana] ;) [/FONT][/COLOR][/I] [/QUOTE]
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