New Posts For Thread: A DM's Survival Guide - tips and trickshttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29626455/A_DMs_Survival_Guide_-_tips_and_tricksSince the players had one I thought it would be cool if we made our own Survival Guide for DMs. I will occasionally read through the list and post the best ones at the top here (so make sure you give feedback on the really good or bad ones!). Since nBy the way, if you see duplicate, badly worded, or contraditory stuff on the list don't be afraid to help me re-write it.http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29626455/A_DMs_Survival_Guide_-_tips_and_tricks?post_id=528298111#528298111By the way, if you see duplicate, badly worded, or contraditory stuff on the list don't be afraid to help me re-write it.Tue, 22 Jan 2013 17:32:35 -06000k, that got a little intense back there and I desided to just let it be. It looks like while I have been gone several people landed some good suggestions that have been adopted into our fledgling list (Because no matter what some people may think ithttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29626455/A_DMs_Survival_Guide_-_tips_and_tricks?post_id=528297391#5282973910k, that got a little intense back there and I desided to just let it be. It looks like while I have been gone several people landed some good suggestions that have been adopted into our fledgling list (Because no matter what some people may think itTue, 22 Jan 2013 17:06:17 -0600Not sure if this has been said, mainly cause I don't want to slog through everything about Centauri.Have a world that evolves and changes - Most DM I have encountered as a player don't do simple things like weather changes or even seasons for that mahttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29626455/A_DMs_Survival_Guide_-_tips_and_tricks?post_id=528287259#528287259Not sure if this has been said, mainly cause I don't want to slog through everything about Centauri.Have a world that evolves and changes - Most DM I have encountered as a player don't do simple things like weather changes or even seasons for that maTue, 22 Jan 2013 12:46:38 -0600The only flaw I see in trusting one's players is if they're not trustworthy. Even then, if one can bear with it for a while, trusting them can cause them to become more trustworthy, as well as causing one to become more relaxed about what constituteshttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29626455/A_DMs_Survival_Guide_-_tips_and_tricks?post_id=528252717#528252717The only flaw I see in trusting one's players is if they're not trustworthy. Even then, if one can bear with it for a while, trusting them can cause them to become more trustworthy, as well as causing one to become more relaxed about what constitutesMon, 21 Jan 2013 10:55:35 -0600I don't have the time to read the thread at the moment so I don't know if this has been gone over beforehand. But I wanted to post this before I forgot about it.Root For Your PlayersNot only should you not be adversarial in your DMing, it should behttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29626455/A_DMs_Survival_Guide_-_tips_and_tricks?post_id=528248589#528248589I don't have the time to read the thread at the moment so I don't know if this has been gone over beforehand. But I wanted to post this before I forgot about it.Root For Your PlayersNot only should you not be adversarial in your DMing, it should beMon, 21 Jan 2013 08:14:47 -0600