GM or player? GM AND player? Page 2

Started by moon December 18th, 2015 4:36 PM
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Female
Seen August 4th, 2016
Posted April 16th, 2016
64 posts
7.3 Years
Player, please ;u;

My love of RP is in the details and the relationships that my characters form with others, puzzling out how they are shaped by and within plotlines and how they change over events that happen.

Plus, sometimes school kicks up for me in an absolutely awful way, and I'd hate to be a GM and have to drop out in the middle of something for that. At least as a player, the ripple effect should be minimal. c;
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Seen October 19th, 2019
Posted May 29th, 2018
47 posts
11.1 Years
Hello everyone, thought I'd share my 2 cents on this.
First of all my role playing experience comes from pen and paper role-playing games and 1-on-1 role-playing on tumblr. Only the first of those two includes a GM. My experience is not forum based so these things might not apply here.
In most cases of my role playing I've been a GM and while I originally didn't chose the role I found it to be amazing. The world building is simply awesome and it's a special kind of feeling when your players are enjoying their time in the world you created.
I've talked to some other GMs on a con I've been to about half a year ago and one of them described the differences between GMing and playing perfectly in my opinion. He said: "Playing a character is fun. Being a GM is fun work."
Imho that's exactly the way I feel about role-playing. When you are th player its a different feeling as you create this alterego of yourself that gets to develop over time. There is just nothing that rivals it.
In the end I would still probably chose GMing over playing as I have far more experience in it and as it feels amazing when you make someone happy with your work!

jombii

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Philippines
Seen June 28th, 2019
Posted April 13th, 2019
3,412 posts
8.9 Years
So if we shift the question a bit from "roleplayer OR GM"... How do you guys feel about being a GM and a player in a RP?
I never tried being a player and a GM. If I'm a player, I tend to localize myself on characters who are interacting with me and myself. However, if you're a GM, you do need to know everything. Who is where? What is he doing and what is she not doing? If I play on my own RPs, I might tend to overlook some things.

Ozymandias

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Seen March 10th, 2021
Posted February 24th, 2021
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10 Years
So if we shift the question a bit from "roleplayer OR GM"... How do you guys feel about being a GM and a player in a RP?
Mm i've only GM'd two Rps thus far and i've participated in both of them. Honestly I'd only GM an RP that i'd personally be interested in myself so even if I went into it wanting to just GM I most likely would just end up participating myself
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FireSnow

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Age 27
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Seen August 20th, 2021
Posted October 3rd, 2020
2,644 posts
7.7 Years
Though I haven't GM'ed before, though I'm sure I will at some point, I can say with certainity that I would definitely participate as a player as well even if I'm GM. If I am GM'ing an RP that most likely means I like the story and I wouldn't be able to just sit back and watch as everyone else got to enjoy it. Too much fun to be part of the story!

Arylett Charnoa

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Age 31
Female
Seen January 5th, 2023
Posted October 18th, 2017
1,130 posts
9.2 Years
I prefer to be a player in general because I like the simplicity of not having to manage, moderate, and motivate a bunch of people to post. As a GM, you have a lot of responsibility, and that's not something I realized for a long time as I kept failing string after string of RPs. Inventing the story and premise is one thing, keeping it going is another entirely. It requires skills of leadership and coordination that I don't think someone as... socially awkward as I properly displays.

However, situations have forced me to be a GM. A lot of the time, I've found I have a very specific idea I want to RP as and a majority of RPs don't cater to that. So I have to create my own. In this case, I'd rather be just a player who also happens to be a GM. I prefer my character to interact with everyone else's rather than being this almighty god force who people react to. It's also satisfying to be a GM in that the RP can be run exactly the way I want it. I'm a bit of a control freak and don't really react well to authorities that aren't me sometimes. I'm also determined to be a better GM, and prove that I can do it the next time I do it. So, whilst it's more fun to be a player, I find it's more rewarding to be a GM.

Light and Darkness Dragon

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Age 29
Male
Seen September 22nd, 2021
Posted September 22nd, 2021
246 posts
7.3 Years
I did something horrible as a GM once. My PCs were on a mission trying to catch a necromancer. Their npc followers died, exploding Golems. They found a chair of revive. Only the elf could read it. After a while they thought about reviving the two allies. When they went back to look for the dead bodies they weren't there. As they left the Sun Oracle's temple they encountered their dead friends. Their bodies amalgamated into a walking 3 legged corps. I was never a PC. I would like to at least once.

Shak

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UK
Seen March 15th, 2023
Posted March 14th, 2023
944 posts
8.3 Years
I haven't had much success with GMing, but I can only think of two times when I've really struggled to make posts as a player. So there's only really one winner here.
I've only ever had one RP get off the ground, and I didnt even manage to complete a page, so GMing is a it of a tainted experience for me.



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