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12 months ago ::
Jun 30, 2012 - 1:02AM
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Date Joined:
May 14, 2012
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ok so ive finally got my friends into D&D and i wanna get everything started but i have a question.
Would it be to taboo if i played as a player and DM?
I mean im kinda ok with just DMing but i would like to play eventually and i know my friends will never wanna DM. i brought this up at the game shop by my house and i got mixed answers. i know that gives me an advantage but i figured if i'd made sure i wasn't leading the group or wasnt making the checks nessesary to move the story in any direction and kept everything as if my player was as oblivious to everything as everyone else
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12 months ago ::
Jun 30, 2012 - 10:39AM
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Feb 13, 2010
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Interesting question, I had a similar situation with my encounters group, someone took over as DM so that I could play but then he had to miss a couple of sessions due to work comittments, rather than weaken the party I fell back into DMing and also ran my pc but kept him as a more in the background type pc, letting the other party members make the tactical decisions but using Skrit (my kobold scout) to offer suggestions if needed.
So far it has worked well.
If your group has 5 or more players already I would try and hold off but if you have a smaller group you could run a pc to fulfil one of the missing roles and keep him/her to the rear of the decision making.
"Well that encounter was easy....er, guys, why is the DM grinning?" (party members last words) It's not a party till the screaming starts!
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12 months ago ::
Jul 01, 2012 - 5:21PM
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Date Joined:
May 14, 2012
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that is what i was thinking my group is fine the way it is they have fufilled one of every role but that isant to say that i cant run a paladin with then abd just help defend but not destroy things...i'll leave that to tahe mage who damages for 2d6+10 damn i love character builder
thanks again for the advice
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12 months ago ::
Jul 02, 2012 - 2:02AM
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Date Joined:
Feb 13, 2010
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No problem mate, thats what these forums are all about. The best place to get advice that I have found is to ask other players/dm's.
I dont claim to know everything and I'm sure theres things I do wrong but I'm always happy to offer advice and help where I can (and I'm sure others are too).
"Well that encounter was easy....er, guys, why is the DM grinning?" (party members last words) It's not a party till the screaming starts!
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