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<blockquote data-quote="TheSword" data-source="post: 8289446" data-attributes="member: 6879661">I think there are some talented people out there waiting for a shot and some, given a chance could absolutely be held up against the lead designers of major firms. I agree.The operative word is some though. This touches on Owen K C Steven’s feedback. The level of criticism fans feel they are entitled to level on forums is way beyond what you would see in other professional circumstances.We wouldn’t look at a novelist like GRR Martin or Steven King and say there was no difference between them and amateurs (by amateurs in my posts I mean non-professionals).The difference between the DM at the table and some of the professionals is that the DM gets feedback from 3-8 people. IF they are open to it, and IF they run a game with players able to put feedback meaningfully, and IF they are brave/forthright/blunt enough to be honest to the person whose house they may well be a guest in.&nbsp; Chris Perkins has spent decades writing material for public consumption, being edited by professionals who are paid to be honest and improve the work, reviewed by experts, and played by thousands of gamers, discussed in forums and at conventions and game stores.I agree that there is nothing fundamentally different from the two people. The amateur with the right practice, editing, testing and feedback loop, for year after year could definitely be at the level of a professional... I just don’t think a lot of the most vociferous critics on here are in that position.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="TheSword, post: 8289446, member: 6879661"] I think there are some talented people out there waiting for a shot and some, given a chance could absolutely be held up against the lead designers of major firms. I agree. The operative word is [I]some[/I] though. This touches on Owen K C Steven’s feedback. The level of criticism fans feel they are entitled to level on forums is way beyond what you would see in other professional circumstances. We wouldn’t look at a novelist like GRR Martin or Steven King and say there was no difference between them and amateurs (by amateurs in my posts I mean non-professionals). The difference between the DM at the table and some of the professionals is that the DM gets feedback from 3-8 people. IF they are open to it, and IF they run a game with players able to put feedback meaningfully, and IF they are brave/forthright/blunt enough to be honest to the person whose house they may well be a guest in. Chris Perkins has spent decades writing material for public consumption, being edited by professionals who are paid to be honest and improve the work, reviewed by experts, and played by thousands of gamers, discussed in forums and at conventions and game stores. I agree that there is nothing fundamentally different from the two people. The amateur with the right practice, editing, testing and feedback loop, for year after year could definitely be at the level of a professional... I just don’t think a lot of the most vociferous critics on here are in that position. [/QUOTE]

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