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<H1>RE: [MUD-Dev] FAQ for gm-types?</H1>
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<LI><em>From</em>: Charles Hughes <<A HREF="mailto:charles.hughes#bigfoot,com">charles.hughes#bigfoot,com</A>></LI>
<LI><em>Date</em>: Tue, 23 Nov 1999 21:39:13 -0500</LI>
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<PRE>
I've been a pen & paper RPG GM since 1980. (Yeah, pretty
much continuously, with a few short breaks now and then.)
On Tuesday, November 23, 1999 2:52 PM, Dundee
[SMTP:SkeptAck#antisocial,com] wrote:
> I'm looking for some sort of resource that I could direct our GMs to,
> where they could get an idea what it is they are supposed to
> be doing.
[snip]
> Anyway, I saw a couple of people that I really liked, in terms of how
> they played, different characters that they played, and so on. So
> I thought they'd make good GMs - setting up and running quests
> for other players.
[snip]
> They haven't got a clue. I don't know if it's due to their RPG
> background being UO/EQ rather than a real RPG, or if some
> mud-experience would have helped them.
[snip]
> Doesn't seem to be happening though, and I think it might be that they
> just don't know what they're supposed to be doing.
[snip]
> Does anyone know of any good resources to which I might direct them?
I don't think there are any "How to be a good GM" resources really.
There are some articles, a few posts, and maybe even a website
or two. You'd be able to find those by using a search engine.
But there is nothing like a book on how to be a good GM or how
to design a good adventure. I'd say the closest thing would be
articles on writing stories.
The problem really is that a good role-player is not a GM. They're
accustomed to playing and controlling just one character, not
the dozens that a GM needs. Your role-players really have no
clue how to set up a quest/adventure. They require planning
and design. It's hard work. I'm good at it, but I've been doing
it for almost 20 years. When I first started out I really sucked.
Sometimes I still really suck.
You might find a better use for the role-players - instead of
making them GMs, design the quest yourself and let them
role-play the mobs.
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00492" HREF="msg00492.html">[MUD-Dev] CODE RELEASE: (client) SMM++</A></strong>,
J C Lawrence <a href="mailto:claw@cp.net">claw@cp.net</a>, Wed 24 Nov 1999, 21:06 GMT
<LI><strong><A NAME="00466" HREF="msg00466.html">[MUD-Dev] FAQ for gm-types?</A></strong>,
Dundee <a href="mailto:SkeptAck@antisocial.com">SkeptAck@antisocial.com</a>, Tue 23 Nov 1999, 21:24 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00501" HREF="msg00501.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] FAQ for gm-types?</A></strong>,
J C Lawrence <a href="mailto:claw@cp.net">claw@cp.net</a>, Thu 25 Nov 1999, 00:04 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00507" HREF="msg00507.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] FAQ for gm-types?</A></strong>,
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00498" HREF="msg00498.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] FAQ for gm-types?</A></strong>,
Mik Clarke <a href="mailto:mikclrk@attglobal.net">mikclrk@attglobal.net</a>, Wed 24 Nov 1999, 22:18 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00450" HREF="msg00450.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: MUD-Dev request rejected</A></strong>,
Greg Miller <a href="mailto:gmiller@classic-games.com">gmiller@classic-games.com</a>, Mon 22 Nov 1999, 20:25 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00490" HREF="msg00490.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Re: MUD-Dev request rejected</A></strong>,
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00424" HREF="msg00424.html">[MUD-Dev] Public Domain Client</A></strong>,
Ian Macintosh <a href="mailto:iman@issystems.co.nz">iman@issystems.co.nz</a>, Sun 21 Nov 1999, 01:14 GMT
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