That’s how I felt about getting into TTRPGs. I’m struggling to DM from published material and then I watch Matt Mercer assemble a world piece by piece from just his mind. Feels kinda intimidating but I keep reminding myself of the time gap of experience and realize that I can be that cool too given a little time
In my experience as a player, your players aren’t expecting you to be Mercer. They also aren’t on any of his professional players “level” either. Besides they’re having more fun than if you were Mercer because they’re actually getting to play with they’re friends, and that’s worth more than all of Mercer/Brennan/Aabria/Murph’s DM experience combined.
“The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.”
That’s how I felt about getting into TTRPGs. I’m struggling to DM from published material and then I watch Matt Mercer assemble a world piece by piece from just his mind. Feels kinda intimidating but I keep reminding myself of the time gap of experience and realize that I can be that cool too given a little time
In my experience as a player, your players aren’t expecting you to be Mercer. They also aren’t on any of his professional players “level” either. Besides they’re having more fun than if you were Mercer because they’re actually getting to play with they’re friends, and that’s worth more than all of Mercer/Brennan/Aabria/Murph’s DM experience combined.