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From: Stefan Struck <struck@******.INFORMATIK.UNI-BONN.DE>
Subject: Re: gamemastering
Date: Wed, 23 Aug 1995 14:54:11 +0200
Terry wrote:
>
> >As stated by other person with more fancy words, the main theme of
> >the game is FUN and the GM is the person to provide it.
>
> Whay can't it be a group effort? Fun-for-everyone and
> it's-my-world-love-it-or-leave-it
> seem inconsistent to me.
>
That show that you're missing my point. My job as GM is to provide fun.
period. Not these it's-my-world-etc. stuff. Afterwards I always ask my
players if everything was alright and then I listen HARD for what they
have to say.
Bottom Line: FUN FUN FUN and when in doubt FUN (for everyone or for the
most people you can get)
bye,
Stefan
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