Any other recent forever DM had to stop DMing for life reasons (in my case writing my Master's dissertation) and realized you missed planning sessions and campaigns so very much? Every once in a while a nice campaign, side-quest, enemy encounter, trap idea pops up and I write it down for later (whenever later is actually going to be...). And then you have that moment when you realized you just really love DMing a lot, maybe even more than being a regular a player?
I’d DMed some sessions before this, but the day I realized I loved it was when the DM didn’t show up to our local game store’s D&D night and I volunteered to run. It took about ten minutes to draw up a map of an abandoned cathedral, stock it with monsters and traps, and make up a quick story about cultists summoning a weird horror. It turned out to be one of the best sessions I’ve ever run, with an edge-of-your-seat battle at the end where the players (a lot of whom were total strangers) were on their feet cheering for and high fiving each other. That made me feel really good! And that was the moment I realized I really enjoyed DMing.
...a few years later, though, I could definitely use some time as a player, as a break!
I think I enjoy being immersed in Dungeons and Dragons more than I enjoy DMing specifically. However, the only way to ensure the level of interaction I crave is to step behind the screen, so DMing is more of a necessity than a choice for me.
I "love" DMing the way I "love" water. It's reliable and welcoming, but if I could scratch that itch any other way, I probably would.
I think I enjoy being immersed in Dungeons and Dragons more than I enjoy DMing specifically. However, the only way to ensure the level of interaction I crave is to step behind the screen, so DMing is more of a necessity than a choice for me.
I "love" DMing the way I "love" water. It's reliable and welcoming, but if I could scratch that itch any other way, I probably would.
I agree partially. I like DMing but mostly I just like the level of immersion that only I can provide. (if one of my players sees this, you're doing great you just haven't had enough practice yet!) But in the end I still really like Dming!
I’d DMed some sessions before this, but the day I realized I loved it was when the DM didn’t show up to our local game store’s D&D night and I volunteered to run. It took about ten minutes to draw up a map of an abandoned cathedral, stock it with monsters and traps, and make up a quick story about cultists summoning a weird horror. It turned out to be one of the best sessions I’ve ever run, with an edge-of-your-seat battle at the end where the players (a lot of whom were total strangers) were on their feet cheering for and high fiving each other. That made me feel really good! And that was the moment I realized I really enjoyed DMing.
...a few years later, though, I could definitely use some time as a player, as a break!
I agree also that it's nice to have a break. RPing those NPC's really adds a few grey hairs to your head!
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Murder Hobo Help(a great place for new dm's to get help with murderhobos and a great place to share how you've delt with murderhobos)
I technically have never been a DM for a campaign, but I HAVE been a DM for quick encounters. The first one of these is when I realized I wanted to be a DM in a campaign. (I am now planning to be the DM for my family's game after we finish Lost Mines of Phandelver.) The first of the encounters was kind of terrifying for me. I thought it would be a roleplay encounter, but then one of the players did something that I should have seen coming, but I didn't. Suddenly, I was DMing a combat encounter, and I had NOTHING prepared. I literally had to find a sticky note under the pile of stuff on my desk so I could write down the stats for the people. It ended up being a way too easy encounter for the player. (The NPC's were one-hit kills/knocking unconscious for that player) But I loved DMing it so much!!! So, yeah. That is when I first realized that I loved DMing. (Not as much as being a player, though.)
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Hi!!!! My pronouns are She/They!
Picture a halfling riding a flumph and be happy!!!!!
I'll be honest. I do enjoy GMing, but I prefer playing over GMing. I've just never been in a group in which anyone else wanted to GM a lengthy campaign. It's always one adventure here, one there. So either we have a bunch of unrelated one-shots and no sort of campaign one can sink one's teeth into... or I need to GM.
So... I GM a lot more than I play, but frankly I'd rather play.
I love many things about GMing, like world-building, making up NPCs, etc. But my favorite thing to do is just take a PC and sink my teeth into it over a period of years. I have literally never been able to do that in table-top. Only in MMOs.
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WOTC lies. We know that WOTC lies. WOTC knows that we know that WOTC lies. We know that WOTC knows that we know that WOTC lies. And still they lie.
Because of the above (a paraphrase from Orwell) I no longer post to the forums -- PM me if you need help or anything.
I am fairly new as DM. I came to DnD brcause i talked to a friend about it. He then told me he is playing DSA for years. Also i might habe watched to much Critical role.
Anyways we started playing and always swap who DMs for the one-shotm kinda easy way to learn the rupes and get used to DnD.
Well didn't work that well. he DMed one adventure and then it was my turn. a third player joined us so i run hin through our 'tutorial' adventure. I send the other mate who DMed last time on the Adventure he took me on the first setion. ofc he knews it. But i changed the adventure so much, adding and changing enemys, leaving prints of another PC (mine which was there before) altered loot and all that stuff. It was so much fun that i stayed as DM and am working on my first homenrew campagne.
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Any other recent forever DM had to stop DMing for life reasons (in my case writing my Master's dissertation) and realized you missed planning sessions and campaigns so very much? Every once in a while a nice campaign, side-quest, enemy encounter, trap idea pops up and I write it down for later (whenever later is actually going to be...). And then you have that moment when you realized you just really love DMing a lot, maybe even more than being a regular a player?
I’d DMed some sessions before this, but the day I realized I loved it was when the DM didn’t show up to our local game store’s D&D night and I volunteered to run. It took about ten minutes to draw up a map of an abandoned cathedral, stock it with monsters and traps, and make up a quick story about cultists summoning a weird horror. It turned out to be one of the best sessions I’ve ever run, with an edge-of-your-seat battle at the end where the players (a lot of whom were total strangers) were on their feet cheering for and high fiving each other. That made me feel really good! And that was the moment I realized I really enjoyed DMing.
...a few years later, though, I could definitely use some time as a player, as a break!
Wizard (Gandalf) of the Tolkien Club
I think I enjoy being immersed in Dungeons and Dragons more than I enjoy DMing specifically. However, the only way to ensure the level of interaction I crave is to step behind the screen, so DMing is more of a necessity than a choice for me.
I "love" DMing the way I "love" water. It's reliable and welcoming, but if I could scratch that itch any other way, I probably would.
I agree partially. I like DMing but mostly I just like the level of immersion that only I can provide. (if one of my players sees this, you're doing great you just haven't had enough practice yet!) But in the end I still really like Dming!
I agree also that it's nice to have a break. RPing those NPC's really adds a few grey hairs to your head!
Murder Hobo Help (a great place for new dm's to get help with murderhobos and a great place to share how you've delt with murderhobos)
I've been forever dm for 29 years. I still love it, but I'd like to get to play more.
When I started sucking on a d20 if I had not played in 1 week.
No Gaming is Better than Bad Gaming.
I technically have never been a DM for a campaign, but I HAVE been a DM for quick encounters. The first one of these is when I realized I wanted to be a DM in a campaign. (I am now planning to be the DM for my family's game after we finish Lost Mines of Phandelver.) The first of the encounters was kind of terrifying for me. I thought it would be a roleplay encounter, but then one of the players did something that I should have seen coming, but I didn't. Suddenly, I was DMing a combat encounter, and I had NOTHING prepared. I literally had to find a sticky note under the pile of stuff on my desk so I could write down the stats for the people. It ended up being a way too easy encounter for the player. (The NPC's were one-hit kills/knocking unconscious for that player) But I loved DMing it so much!!! So, yeah. That is when I first realized that I loved DMing. (Not as much as being a player, though.)
Hi!!!! My pronouns are She/They!
Picture a halfling riding a flumph and be happy!!!!!
:)
I think it really hit me that I loved what I was doing when I made one of my players cry.
I'll be honest. I do enjoy GMing, but I prefer playing over GMing. I've just never been in a group in which anyone else wanted to GM a lengthy campaign. It's always one adventure here, one there. So either we have a bunch of unrelated one-shots and no sort of campaign one can sink one's teeth into... or I need to GM.
So... I GM a lot more than I play, but frankly I'd rather play.
I love many things about GMing, like world-building, making up NPCs, etc. But my favorite thing to do is just take a PC and sink my teeth into it over a period of years. I have literally never been able to do that in table-top. Only in MMOs.
WOTC lies. We know that WOTC lies. WOTC knows that we know that WOTC lies. We know that WOTC knows that we know that WOTC lies. And still they lie.
Because of the above (a paraphrase from Orwell) I no longer post to the forums -- PM me if you need help or anything.
I am fairly new as DM. I came to DnD brcause i talked to a friend about it. He then told me he is playing DSA for years. Also i might habe watched to much Critical role.
Anyways we started playing and always swap who DMs for the one-shotm kinda easy way to learn the rupes and get used to DnD.
Well didn't work that well. he DMed one adventure and then it was my turn. a third player joined us so i run hin through our 'tutorial' adventure. I send the other mate who DMed last time on the Adventure he took me on the first setion. ofc he knews it. But i changed the adventure so much, adding and changing enemys, leaving prints of another PC (mine which was there before) altered loot and all that stuff. It was so much fun that i stayed as DM and am working on my first homenrew campagne.