On The Shoulders Of Dwarves

### Why is this an important issue? (3:10) * Running a game is an experience worth experiencing. * You get the chance to learn new skills that you might not get to as a player (learning new rules, understanding pacing and plot building, improvising) * The more GM there are, the more new players there will be! * This experience will, in all likelihood, improve your gaming skills as a player. ### The fear (5:33) Being a good GM is hard, yes. But this is true for any worthwhile endeavour that you want to get good at. There is nothing mystical about being a good GM, it is just a collection of skills that you’re not used to. No one starts off as a great GM - and there is no reason your expectations from yourself will be unrealistic. ### Just do it (8:08) Do you have a cool idea for an adventure? Write it down and run it. You don’t have a cool idea? Buy a published adventure and run it. There is no one right answer - the most important thing is to find what suits what you want to do so the game will actually ha