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Message: <blockquote data-quote="BlackMoria" data-source="post: 1512192" data-attributes="member: 424">I mentor new DMs in my games.  Having DMed for something like 30 years, I find mentoring is a fine way for a new DM to learn the ropes. After a play session, the inexperience DM and I sit down and talk about the session.  I ask a lot of questions like:  What did you feel went well?, What did you feel seemed forced or awkward?  That sort of thing. Then I critique the session in a very postive way.  I offer up suggestions based on the response to the questions and offer up how I feel the session went and how it can be improved.  I also mention what went well (positive reinforcement).Over the years, I have found that many new DMs are unduly harsh on themselves when self analysing their performance.  I've had new DMs state that such and such didn't seem to work and in many case, it did work and in some case, it worked well - even if it didn't seem to to them.The mentor also watches over his charge - so at times when the players are getting over rowdy and the new DM is having trouble or seems unable to control the crowd or the players are ganging up on the DM on some issue - the mentor can step in to remind people to have some understanding and respect for the new guy in the big chair.Also, it is important for the mentor not to cramp the 'style' of the new DM.  Each person DM's in their own way so the mentor should not try to impose a particular style of DMing on the new guy/gal.  The mentor must allow his charge to find their own style of DMing.So, I suggest that you approach some of the other DMs in your group and see if one of them will take you under their wing and mentor you until such time as you feel fully comfortable as the DM that you don't need the coaching anymore.  Show them this response if they are unclear of what the mentor's role is.Welcome of the ranks of the League of Extraordinary Rat Bastards  <img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/laugh.png"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":lol:" title="Laughing    :lol:" data-shortname=":lol:" /></blockquote>

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