tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6678893758046699062.post3618121745974534623..comments2024-03-19T01:33:48.163-04:00Comments on CROSS PLANES: On Being a Game Master: Getting it out of my head...Cross Planeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00258583245202567276noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6678893758046699062.post-91216284882959648012013-03-23T13:23:13.613-04:002013-03-23T13:23:13.613-04:00LOL...I thought about DM (the character) as I drif...LOL...I thought about DM (the character) as I drifted off to bed.<br /><br />Thanks, John.Cross Planeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00258583245202567276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6678893758046699062.post-6834635321323059992013-03-23T13:09:10.143-04:002013-03-23T13:09:10.143-04:00I agree with Mark M. Past is dead. If you didn'...I agree with Mark M. Past is dead. If you didn't have certain players at the table who kept trying to walk away from the plot, I think it would have been a heck of a lot easier on you... and I have NO idea who those players were.<br /><br />From my limited perspective, the fact that you have players who push you as a DM, and I've told you that the reason why I prefer to DM is because I'm a terrible player, isn't speaking toward your lack of ability as a DM, but rather as your mastery as a DM. <br /><br />To clarify, I when I'm in the classroom, I tend to push students as hard as I think they can be pushed. I want them to improve, but I don't want to break them. (Insert Ivan Drago voice). I take the table the same way. I want to push players, DMs, ALL participants so that we get our efforts the best possible story. So, when I push, it's because I TRUST you to make gold out of the straw I'm shoveling. I wouldn't do that with any other DM, I haven't with any other DM. <br /><br />The honest fact of the night was that your players (or rather one player) didn't step up and pushed too hard. <br /><br />And, what you REALLY need in your game is DM (the character.) Easiest way to bring a split party back together.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14151693888903892827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6678893758046699062.post-43627330333097262462013-03-23T12:00:10.225-04:002013-03-23T12:00:10.225-04:00Thanks!Thanks!Cross Planeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00258583245202567276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6678893758046699062.post-9544303017046957162013-03-23T10:48:53.182-04:002013-03-23T10:48:53.182-04:00Ah, don't beat yourself up about it. What migh...Ah, don't beat yourself up about it. What might have been a train wreck to you, could have been a great night for someone else.<br /><br />I think I was at that "con", though I don't remember a 'Worst G.M' category,...there's a -lot- from that that I think I've shoved out of my memory.<br /><br />Don't let it get you down and do your best. It's all you can do :)Mark Meanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08029920604932980141noreply@blogger.com