Let's share our collective /tg/ wisdom. I'll start

>>55028334
> Platitudes aren't useful

>>55028334
> Man with itchy hiney have stinky finger

>>55028334
Traps are gay.

>/That Guy/ threads are made so you know what not to become
>Only Gay kids try to reason with the rules for power plays

Wipe front to back.

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>>55028466
it's only gay if you know it's a trap, in which case it wouldn't be a very good trap, now would it?

>>55028334
>if a player says they have a great idea, it isn't.
>If you start acting as GM you will never be a player again.
>don't put too much effort into areas that the players may never see.
>don't expect anyone to actually act ethically, even the Paladin, ESPECIALLY the Paladin.

The only consistent part of your campaign failures is you.

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>>55031492
>If you start acting as GM you will never be a player again.
Not true, I transitioned from a forever GM to a player by moving to another country.

>>55028334
>You might be able to help a player with system mastery
>Any other aspect of the game, you'll never help them improve.

Probably too late for many of you, but never start out as a GM. You need to learn what it means to be a player before you can really be a good GM.

>>55028334
>Play the game, not the system.

Care to elaborate on this one?

>>55028426
this.

The person reading your one-line advice is probably interpreting it wrong unless they already agree with you.

Especially shit like
>Play the system, not the game
This is some zen-level bullshit. It's pithy nonsense that doesn't help anyone. It's just a way of saying "look at me, I'm smart. Lets all talk about how smart we are."

but /tg/ loves circlejerks. See you at the bump limit.