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Transitioning from Player to Game Master

It was hard to keep this article short! I kept thinking of more information I wanted to share, so there will be follow-up articles that go into more detail

Great article Raine!
I can hardly wait for more follow ups! I've been gaming on FG for about 7 years and did table top for about 5. Moderator for an MMO for 5 yrs. I was an asst. GM for 2 years and even that was very time consuming! I have lots of ideas, but can never quite organize them enough. The rules Gods! There's always someone pointing out a Yuan-Ti (where did THAT come from?!) or the constant changes to their BAB because they wanted to multi-class! Playing--yes I have fun and wanted to GM but it's just too overwhelming! I'd love to transition to GM but it feels like I just can't learn it fast or well enough to even consider GMing!
I'm so glad to find a RPG editor on here!

I'm really glad you liked the article! I'm happy to be the RPG editor on here, too. Thanks for reading and participating

I spent a lot of time certain that I wouldn't ever be able to GM, myself, but last winter I just decided it was time, and I dove headfirst into the fun (and I hadn't even read the DMG! LOL)

Have faith in yourself I'm sure you'd be able to do it!

ps... I like your signature line

thanks. And if I should ever get up the 'dice' to be a dm, then I'd definitely start using these for damage!

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