The Picard Maneuver to RPGMemes @ttrpg.network • 1 year agoPeople have fun in different ways, I suppose.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square55fedilinkarrow-up1593
arrow-up1593imagePeople have fun in different ways, I suppose.lemmy.worldThe Picard Maneuver to RPGMemes @ttrpg.network • 1 year agomessage-square55fedilink
minus-squareBougieBirdielinkfedilinkEnglish73•1 year agoI try to win as the DM. “Winning” in this case being that everyone had a good time.
minus-squareAwkwardLookMonkeyPuppetlinkfedilinkEnglish6•1 year agoOh, you don’t want to take a path with an obvious trap? Well a level 20 red dragon swoops from the sky and attacks your level 1 party. Roll initiative!
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish12•1 year agoAnd as a player who wants to do that too, I keep in mind that the DM is also playing the game and wants to have a good time.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink2•1 year agoThank you! This is something that many people forget, both players and DMs.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•1 year agoIt’s really the crux of a lot of issues with D&D, from table problems to game problems to publisher problems.
I try to win as the DM.
“Winning” in this case being that everyone had a good time.
You sound like a good DM
WIN AT ALL COSTS
Oh, you don’t want to take a path with an obvious trap? Well a level 20 red dragon swoops from the sky and attacks your level 1 party. Roll initiative!
FUN IS MANDATORY AT MY TABLE
I SPECIFICALLY REQUESTED IT
So says Friend Computer.
And as a player who wants to do that too, I keep in mind that the DM is also playing the game and wants to have a good time.
Thank you! This is something that many people forget, both players and DMs.
It’s really the crux of a lot of issues with D&D, from table problems to game problems to publisher problems.