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<blockquote data-quote="DwarvenBrew" data-source="post: 593250" data-attributes="member: 2696">Don't beat yourself up...Xarlen, I think you crossed the line, but I wouldn't beat yourself up about it either.IMO, one of the hardest things to do as a DM is to &quot;read&quot; your group.&nbsp; Some people want Terry Brooks, some want Robert Jordan, and others want G.Martin/Goodkind (I'm using books because I read a lot).It sounds like you went Martin/Goodkind when your players want something lighter.&nbsp; An honest mistake, but it's something that I think a DM needs to be aware of.&nbsp; Just learn from it and move on, and patch things up the best you can.Not everyone wants darker themes in their games.&nbsp; Just do your best to know your audience.&nbsp; I don't think your age really had much to do with it, and I think that an older player would be just a likely to make that mistake as you did.&nbsp; The conflict is really about your groups prefered flavor of fantasy.&nbsp; Otherwise, how would your group explain the immense populartiy of writers like Martin and Goodkind (who cross the line in my book frequently, but that's ok, we just have different preferences)?By the way, I personally think that it sounds like a very compelling story.&nbsp; Good luck!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="DwarvenBrew, post: 593250, member: 2696"] [b]Don't beat yourself up...[/b] Xarlen, I think you crossed the line, but I wouldn't beat yourself up about it either. IMO, one of the hardest things to do as a DM is to "read" your group. Some people want Terry Brooks, some want Robert Jordan, and others want G.Martin/Goodkind (I'm using books because I read a lot). It sounds like you went Martin/Goodkind when your players want something lighter. An honest mistake, but it's something that I think a DM needs to be aware of. Just learn from it and move on, and patch things up the best you can. Not everyone wants darker themes in their games. Just do your best to know your audience. I don't think your age really had much to do with it, and I think that an older player would be just a likely to make that mistake as you did. The conflict is really about your groups prefered flavor of fantasy. Otherwise, how would your group explain the immense populartiy of writers like Martin and Goodkind (who cross the line in my book frequently, but that's ok, we just have different preferences)? By the way, I personally think that it sounds like a very compelling story. Good luck! [/QUOTE]

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