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<blockquote data-quote="Andrew D. Gable" data-source="post: 1726144" data-attributes="member: 4144"><p>You could make an argument for this going on Gen RPG but as it gets into some non-RPG topics, I stuck it here.</p><p></p><p>The last few months, for the last year or so really, I've been getting a lot of cases of DM burnout. Some may remember me posting about them. First I thought it was DM burnout, then that I was for some reason mad at my players... then I realized it was none of that. I was burned out on DnD. Here's why I think it may be.</p><p></p><p>Basically, DnD served a psychological purpose for me. It's not nice to say, but it was the same purpose as drinking and... the other activities in the latter part of college. I was insecure about myself. It was a way of withdrawing, gaining acceptance from certain people... and now that I'm becoming more and more self-confident this last year, and especially these last few months, I'm beginning to... not feel the need for DnD anymore, really. It's odd.</p><p></p><p>Plus, I was realizing I spent *way* too much money on it.</p><p></p><p>I still really love fantasy, I'm still gonna hang out and post here, I'm still going to DM the games I'm already running in PbP and play other RPG systems.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Andrew D. Gable, post: 1726144, member: 4144"] You could make an argument for this going on Gen RPG but as it gets into some non-RPG topics, I stuck it here. The last few months, for the last year or so really, I've been getting a lot of cases of DM burnout. Some may remember me posting about them. First I thought it was DM burnout, then that I was for some reason mad at my players... then I realized it was none of that. I was burned out on DnD. Here's why I think it may be. Basically, DnD served a psychological purpose for me. It's not nice to say, but it was the same purpose as drinking and... the other activities in the latter part of college. I was insecure about myself. It was a way of withdrawing, gaining acceptance from certain people... and now that I'm becoming more and more self-confident this last year, and especially these last few months, I'm beginning to... not feel the need for DnD anymore, really. It's odd. Plus, I was realizing I spent *way* too much money on it. I still really love fantasy, I'm still gonna hang out and post here, I'm still going to DM the games I'm already running in PbP and play other RPG systems. [/QUOTE]
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