Friday, March 25, 2011

DMing

I certainly have enjoyed both running and playing in games over the years but in general I find myself behind the screen more than in front of it.  I think the reason here in part has something to do with something I heard someone say on a You Tube video I was watching recently.  During the game, the DM is always involved.  He's a part of every scene, every battle, every initiative count.  There's no downtime for the DM.  I think the other reason is just that the DM gets to play so many characters - and a lot of those characters are monsters.  Monsters are cool.  And it doesn't matter if it's just a dumb hungry animal or an evil vampire lord, there's fun to be had there and a challenge to adapt every scene.  Oh, and the DM can fudge dice rolls.  lol

1 comment:

  1. I admit a love for the playing side but of late I like the idea of running a campaign more and more. Reading through the plot line of an adventure imagining how the PCs will get past a particular challenge or encounter is awesome. Plus, putting your own spin on the adventure is very satisfying. That being said, I don't feel I'm a very good GM but I'm willing to try more.

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