>Session 1 of buddy's new campaign>It's clear he hasn't read the rules at all and is totally winging it
>>97230596/tg/ doesn't care about games, so you're not going to get any sympathy here. Only settings and worldbuilding matter on this board, so they'll support winging it if anything.
>>97230596Did you have fun though?
>>97230596Reddit image.
>>97230695Judging by his image, it doesn't look like it.
>>97230596Did you provide feedback, anon?
>>97230596Did you actually bring this up with the GM/other players?Or are you just pitching words into the void, looking for pity points?
>>97230695Trying to, I keep having to adjudicate for him since he keeps getting confused. I'm in two games like this now>Been running game for two years>Two of my players say they want to run games too>They've both one the odd one shot and failed short term campaign here and there, was excited to see them try it again>One picks the ruleset I'm using, another picks a rules lite narrative first thing>Neither read the rules>I'm now basically running 3 games
>>97230596... ok?But >>97230695 asks the real question
>>97230807>>97230704 had a real answer.
>>97230753>Trying toDamn if I don't sympathize.
>>97230871OP is a pointless argument starter, and the question is purely rhetorical.You would know, if you weren't a fucking newfag
>>97230695>funslop
>>97230978Then >>97230695 isn't "the real question" in that case.
>>97230997I bet you only like fun things because they're fun
>>97231195A game can be both fun and have longevity. I've found games that emphasize "rule of cool" (ie. if the DM likes you then you can do whatever you want) tend to get lots of laughs but then fizzle out after the first session or two.
>>97230694fpbp
>>97230694nice samefagging, op.
>>97230753That's unfortunately, but they are trying and if you gently nudge them towards actually reading the GMing section in their system of choice, they will hopefully learn eventually. GMing is fucking hard and even if you are well versed in the rules, it is still something you can only get good at through lots of practice and lots of fucking up.I remember having to fuck up half a dozen campaigns that either fizzled or crashed and burned before I ran a campaign so good that it kept going for 2 straight years.
>>97231610If someone doesn't have the ability to read the rules on their own then they are not cut out to GM
>>97231712They're just over eager. You don't have to handhold them, just strongly encourage them. It would help if you actually talked to them and told them that you have no interest in nannying them through every session.
>>97231764I've been begging people to read the rules for every game we've ever played for years. It's just a genetic thing I think
