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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dire Bare" data-source="post: 9648709" data-attributes="member: 18182">Publishers creating more resources to help support and encourage gamers to take the GM's chair is a good thing.But . . . expecting your average GM to rise the level of the top stars in various streamed games isn't a realistic expectation. Even with good tools and support.Providing tools or changing systems to reduce the need for significant prep lowers the barriers to GMing and will encourage more folks to take it on. Making it clear you don't have to be at the level of Matt Mercer or Brennan Lee Mulligan, or even close, to have a good time with your friends, is important also.I run an after-school D&D club for middle-schoolers and, as you might expect, most of them are very hesitant to take on being the DM, even if they are interested. I've been encouraging them to learn the rules, but more importantly . . . just do it! Don't worry about prep, making mistakes, or not running a perfectly smooth game! Just get in there and play! Your skills will improve with practice, as with anything.</blockquote>