What type of DM are you??

[fusangite]

I'm with Eric; I voted for tactician but really, my current games are a combination of tactics, storytelling but most importantly, puzzle solving. It's a shame that wasn't on the menu.

 

[blackshirt5]

I won't go into the many OOG rants that you do, thats for sure.

Die. A lot. By the hand of a toddler armed with a rusty steak knife from Steak&Ale.

That's it. Forget straight outta Compton. My elf is gonna be straight outta Studio 54; my monk, like the child of Henry Rollins and Stephen Lynch.

And WE won't get into Becca's pants...because it's a single-man job, and I already called it, no matter what Jared might say.

 

[Umbran]

Hey, blackshirt5, Angcuru, some of us are trying to have a discussion here.

This poll probably would have been better as a multiple-choicer. I think I tend to lie in the storyteller/tactician realm.

 

[blackshirt5]

Hey, blackshirt5, Angcuru, some of us are trying to have a discussion here.

This poll probably would have been better as a multiple-choicer. I think I tend to lie in the storyteller/tactician realm.

Well listen I can't correct this non-arguing flaw you've got in your personality Umbran, nor can I fix it in anybody else. I've already made it clear to Angcuru exactly what I plan to take care of though.

 

[Angcuru]

Dammit, Drew, why the hell do you always have to do this any thread we both post on?

4 Points -
1 - Stop the talk about my 12 YEAR OLD SISTER! You sick ****.
2 - You are the Demon King of OOGC.
3 - If you're going to take that attitude about it, either you don't participate in my campaign, or you roll up a new character.
4 - My brother's name is Jarod. Spell someone's name right if you're going to insult them; and you're just sick.

Sorry to everyone else, you know how he gets.

 

[BVB]

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[Umbran]

1 - Stop the talk about my 12 YEAR OLD SISTER!

Gents, this is going beyond good taste. Shall I call in a mod to educate you about Grandma, or are you going to cut it out and behave like reasonable people?

 

[Viking Bastard]

Actually, I'm a Storyteller / Cinematographer. It's not only about cool motivations / plots / etc., it's also about cool locations, action sequences -- in a word, cool images.

I strongly encourage PCs to do "cinematic" stuff.

-- Nifft

That describes my style pretty well too, with a dash of method actor.

 

[Creeping Death]

You forgot a category... Crappy. I try and always feel like I mess up or I have these awesome or great ideas that I just can't seem to pull off. Oh well, I used to be good at it, at least back in high school. Things change I guess.

 

[MarauderX]

What style of DMing is most likely to bring out the "rules lawyer" in a player? I'm talking about the guy who actually penalizes players in several small ways because he thinks he's improving the storytelling experience -- stuff like declaring the PCs are too far away to see the monster lord, but then the bad guy is somehow close enough to hear their invisible, stealthy approach several hundred feet away. Or deciding that if the character can't spot a hidden attacker then he doesn't need to roll for initiative (ignoring the possibility that the PC could perform some action on his turn while his companions attack the bad guy). Or having an NPC bad guy conveniently stab his sword through a closed door that the PC is slumped against on guard duty. ... The sort of DM who naturally elicits a "rules lawyer" response from a player who has a logical mind and has invested a lot of effort in his PC development and chooses his actions carefully and can't help but question how such a weird story development could happen against all fair standards of play. Is there a term for such a DMing style?

Not that I have any experience with such a person, of course.

I guess that would have to go under "control freak", which I didn't have as an option; nor did put "wacko" or "dictator". I didn't put anything wholy negative so everyone can vote for how they think they are in their own reflection. I wanted the DMs to reply with just one style of DMing that they thought they did the most, as I think I am vastly different from most of the other DMs I have gamed with, much like everyone else here. I am thinking I need to change myself a little before starting up a campaign and want to know which direction to go.

Although I consider myself a tactician through and through (always advising to plan, plan, plan ahead) I realize I need to lead myself and my campaigns a bit differently once I start DMing again. I find that modules really help with this, but running a full blown campaign with intricate plots that keep the players enthrawled is a further step I need to delve into lest I pull the players through a thick morass of a poorly conveyed campaign/setting.

Thanks for the input so far, and perhaps next week we can take another census on DM demographics in greater detail.