Was there only one DM at your table?

[Storm Raven]

The DMing role pretty much rotated among the participants. Basically, most of the players at the table at any given point in time had either DMed in the past, or were planning on DMing sometime in the near future. It was a rare player who had no interest in taking the DM chair.

 

[nerfherder]

The DMing role pretty much rotated among the participants. Basically, most of the players at the table at any given point in time had either DMed in the past, or were planning on DMing sometime in the near future.

Ditto. Same situation now as then.

 

[diaglo]

no DM at the table.

only a referee

 

[Odhanan]

Around your gaming table, back in the 1e days, was there only one person who ever DM'd?

Yup. Just one DM.

 

[sjmiller]

Back in the day I think about half of my gaming group of the time did DMing at some point. There was a group of 4 that did a lot of DMing, another 3 or so that did a little bit, and the rest of the group (which at one time was 15 strong) felt that DMing was not their thing.

 

[Philotomy Jurament]

I voted "No," because I've had players who gave DMing at shot, at one time or another. However, the vast majority of the players in my games never DM. That was true when 1E ruled the earth, and it's still true, today.

 

[Hussar]

I voted "No," because I've had players who gave DMing at shot, at one time or another. However, the vast majority of the players in my games never DM. That was true when 1E ruled the earth, and it's still true, today.

True for you maybe.

For me, the vast majority of players I've gamed with have DM'd at some point or other. In my current group of seven players, six of us have DM'd. All but two of us are complete strangers, so, it's not like we learned together.

I'm actually quite surprised that there is such a large segment that had only one person in a group who ever DM'd. I don't mean DM'd for your particular group, I mean, DM'd ever. If someone DM's in another group but plays in yours, that would count as a "yes" vote.

 

[Lanefan]

I'm actually quite surprised that there is such a large segment that had only one person in a group who ever DM'd. I don't mean DM'd for your particular group, I mean, DM'd ever. If someone DM's in another group but plays in yours, that would count as a "yes" vote.

If they DM'ed the same system or similar, yes. But if someone in my group has never run AD+D but runs a mean game of GURPS I'd vote no; their GURPS experience hasn't taught them the rules and intricacies of AD+D.

 

[Numion]

One was the designated AD&D DM, another had DMed AD&D before, and nearly all had DMed basic D&D.

Post #4k, yay for me!

 

[Angel Tarragon]

Back in 1991 I learned 1st edition from a then best friend. I was the only player in the group. But we had fun anyway.

Before long I had ideas for a world of my own and made photocopies of his books. I shot ideas off of my friend, and he said I had the makings of a great DM. So I started DMing stuff for him. Eventually his world and mine had portals connecting them.

I wanted to broaden my ideas and sought to buy my own books, thats whaen I found out that there was a second edition.