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<blockquote data-quote="Fanaelialae" data-source="post: 7985164" data-attributes="member: 53980"><p>I don't think there are any perfect DMs. </p><p></p><p>Mercer is good, but he's definitely made some calls that had me shaking my head. </p><p></p><p>I'm certainly not a perfect DM, but I try to be better. On my best day I'm probably only as good as the best DM in my group is on an average day. I don't consider that a reason to throw in the towel. I do my best to try to learn from what he does and use his example as motivation to better myself. If I'm being honest with myself, I'll probably never truly be on his level. The best DM in my group has an imagination that's so rich and detailed that it boggles my mind. I can imagine a scene, but it's like that scene is a real place that comes alive in his imagination. When I describe a room in the game I try to throw in little details that make it come alive, but when he does it it's like he's describing a place he's actually been to.</p><p></p><p>With all that said, he's not perfect either. There have definitely been times when I was motivated to run because he fell short in some way. I thought to myself, "I can definitely do this better than he did".</p><p></p><p>The thing is, you can't let the fact that someone is better than you at something hold you back. I don't think I'll ever be as good as my DM, but that's nonetheless my goal. Shoot for the moon and you probably won't hit it, but you might just strike the horizon, and that's quite a feat in itself.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fanaelialae, post: 7985164, member: 53980"] I don't think there are any perfect DMs. Mercer is good, but he's definitely made some calls that had me shaking my head. I'm certainly not a perfect DM, but I try to be better. On my best day I'm probably only as good as the best DM in my group is on an average day. I don't consider that a reason to throw in the towel. I do my best to try to learn from what he does and use his example as motivation to better myself. If I'm being honest with myself, I'll probably never truly be on his level. The best DM in my group has an imagination that's so rich and detailed that it boggles my mind. I can imagine a scene, but it's like that scene is a real place that comes alive in his imagination. When I describe a room in the game I try to throw in little details that make it come alive, but when he does it it's like he's describing a place he's actually been to. With all that said, he's not perfect either. There have definitely been times when I was motivated to run because he fell short in some way. I thought to myself, "I can definitely do this better than he did". The thing is, you can't let the fact that someone is better than you at something hold you back. I don't think I'll ever be as good as my DM, but that's nonetheless my goal. Shoot for the moon and you probably won't hit it, but you might just strike the horizon, and that's quite a feat in itself. [/QUOTE]
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