Other reasons:
- Way too many character concepts to use as a player.
- Nobody else has the time and rules-knowledge to run a campaign.
this post was submitted on 29 Jan 2024
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- I feel to underestimated as a player but don't want to hog the limelight.
A rhyming dwarf convinced that he is the tooth fairy works great as a one time npc.
From two weeks ago.
Because I like to throw situations at players and sit back and watch them fumble the execution and yet always come out on top.
Makes a puzzle a child could solve. You know this because you stole it from a child's puzzle game.
Players can't solve it despite having three "genius" characters.
The Barbarian suggests an alternative of incredible violence
It works
Last night we solved a puzzle by mistaking a key component for a dungeon restroom.
I'm afraid to ask
When I'm DM, I'm always in the spotlight.
/s
This is mostly a joke. But my attention wanders when I'm not involved in the action for too long. I'm more entertained as a DM.
Makes me happy that some people can enjoy being DM because otherwise I wouldn't be able to play. I'm often too worried about messing with people, and my sense of mischief works better when it's my own character I'm getting into trouble.