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[–] Aielman15@lemmy.world 12 points 5 days ago (3 children)

Where did you get all that confidence from?

I get a panic attack merely by thinking about DMing a one shot.

[–] Stamets@lemmy.world 17 points 5 days ago

By watching everyone else fuck it up and going "There is no way I can be worse than that..."

Seriously

That's how I started. I got so pissed dealing with so many half-assed DMs that I said fuck it I'll do it myself.

[–] DeusUmbra@lemmy.world 6 points 5 days ago

Simple, by bearing witness to multiple terrible DMs that have been in my group, while also seeing people actively enjoy when I DM after I started a campaign on a whim after a DM quit our group. I just went "Well, I can't be worse then That guy right?" and ran with it, jumping into a homebrew campaign with a homebrew world, both of which had 0 planning and about an hours worth of thought put into it in advance. Even the map was something made in MS paint about 10 minutes before the session. Everyone had a blast and I have been Forever DM ever since, even though I still barely know what I am doing.

[–] Goldholz@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I am a theater kid that acts, plays music and sings on sage since i was 5.

Sooo thats my story

[–] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Quite the raconteur on display here

[–] Goldholz@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Adhd and autism hyperfocus on theologie, history, culture aso helps

I'm just joshing. You don't have to mention the neuro stuff, the mundanes don't know about this place yet m'dear