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<blockquote data-quote="gamerprinter" data-source="post: 5820095" data-attributes="member: 50895">I imagine a GM who is truly a thorough system master may make for a smooth and excellent referee. I've seen many GMs that had varying levels of system mastery, yet they were 'good at it'. Good enough that the game ran smoothly and the players had a ball - which is all that really matters.&nbsp;While I have witnessed games that were run very badly, usually it was the case for a brand new GM with a brand new group. But nobody starts as an expert. And some of those bad GMs ended up as excellent GMs just a few years later.&nbsp;Personally, rules lite games never suited me for more than a one-shot game. D&amp;D/PF has kept me interested in playing it for over 30 years, I have no interest in rules light games. I enjoy playing my favorite game in the hands of experts and in the hands of beginners. My nephew is already looking at running his own games using the PF Beginner Box with his friends. I hope he's never sullied from playing, because he thinks he can't cut it, not being a system master. He's having fun and that's all that really matters.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="gamerprinter, post: 5820095, member: 50895"] I imagine a GM who is truly a thorough system master may make for a smooth and excellent referee. I've seen many GMs that had varying levels of system mastery, yet they were 'good at it'. Good enough that the game ran smoothly and the players had a ball - which is all that really matters. While I have witnessed games that were run very badly, usually it was the case for a brand new GM with a brand new group. But nobody starts as an expert. And some of those bad GMs ended up as excellent GMs just a few years later. Personally, rules lite games never suited me for more than a one-shot game. D&D/PF has kept me interested in playing it for over 30 years, I have no interest in rules light games. I enjoy playing my favorite game in the hands of experts and in the hands of beginners. My nephew is already looking at running his own games using the PF Beginner Box with his friends. I hope he's never sullied from playing, because he thinks he can't cut it, not being a system master. He's having fun and that's all that really matters. [/QUOTE]

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