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Message: <blockquote data-quote="twofalls" data-source="post: 2178297" data-attributes="member: 23718">Buy him a copy of "Game Mastering Secrets Second Edition" by Aaron Rosenberg (Greyghost Publishers). Another good publication is Robin's Laws by Robin Law (published by SJG), although this second manual is more targeted for an audience of advanced GM's. The first book very clearly and in well written terms explains how to GM from the ground up. Then give him a copy of the Sunless Citadel and ask him to not just read both books, but to study them. Read the module several times to learn what the author is trying to accomplish with the different scenes and try to figure out what pacing is needed (and look up pacing in the GMS book). I'd hazard a guess and say just about all the old time GM's on this board learned by running the early adventures, probably over and over again, and there are a lot of tools available now that weren't available then for new GM's. Heck, even the new DMG does a fairly good job explaining how to run the game, whereas the first printing of the AD&D DMG didn’t IMO. I know I was impressed when I read the 3.0 version.Then be willing to acknowledge that if he actually commits to this, puts in the time to actually do the work (and it is work, its a lot of work, so IMHO the DESIRE option on your list up there is THE single most important item you listed) and still fails, repeatedly, to inspire your group to want to game with him at the helm... well then maybe he isn't cut out to GM for your group.I can't suggest this strongly enough however, do not interrupt the game to tell him how you feel about his NPC's, his style, or the way he does this or that if what you have to say is negative. Not only is it inappropriate, it's rude. Talk with him about it after the game. If you interrupt a new GM while he is trying to spin his tale and tell him what he is doing wrong, most folks are going to loose heart, loose faith in what they are doing, and loose interest in running the rest of the session, or worse, learning to ever GM at all.</blockquote>

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