Why Game Masters Are NOT Storytellers

33K views • 3 years ago • 9:04 dScryb | Get professionally written narrative descriptions for your RPG game. http://www.dscryb.com/thedmlair - Use coupon code THEDMLAIR for 10% off! ___ RPG and D&D game masters are often misconstrued as storytellers, but this is a myth. The role of a game master is to create a situation for the players, not to dictate the story. The players' actions and the roll of the dice greatly impact the outcome of the story. Today we debunk this common roleplaying game misconception, highlight the importance of player agency in shaping the narrative, and explore the true nature of emergent storytelling and game mastering in RPGs and Dungeons & Dragons! LAIR MAGAZINE | truckloads of EASY-TO-USE 5e GM RESOURCES you can use in your games! https://www.patreon.com/thedmlair FREE 5e RESOURCES | Join the DM Lair Newsletter to get 100% FREE 5e adventures and other GM resources emailed to you every week: https://thedmlair.getresponsepages.com/ DM LAIR STORE | Get back issues of Lair Magazine, Lairs & Legends, Loot & Lore, Into the Fey, map packs, 5e adventures, and other 5e GM resources! https://the-dm-lair.myshopify.com/ KICKSTARTER | Get notified when the next DM Lair Kickstarter launches! https://thedmlairkickstarters.getresponsepages.com/ DISCORD | Join our awesome, welcoming community of game masters who encourage and help each other out: https://discord.gg/thedmlair ROLL20 ADVENTURES | Get professionally made Roll20 5e adventures The DM Lair team has created here. https://marketplace.roll20.net/browse/publisher/1967/the-dm-lair ~~2023 Convention Schedule~~ Please come up and say hi if you see me! Marmalade Dog, March 17-19 https://marmaladedog.org/ Gary Con, March 23-26 https://garycon.com/ Gen Con, August 3-6 https://www.gencon.com/ Grand Con, September 1-3 https://www.grand-con.com/ Lair Con, October ???-??? https://www.thedmlair.com/lair-con/ DISCLAIMER: We at the DM Lair no longer support Wizards of the Coast due to the unconscionable and, frankly, malicious actions by their senior leadership with respect to the Open Gaming License (OGL). However, we still love D&D and RPGs, and we remain dedicated to helping the community, particularly game masters. So, while you will see videos that talk about D&D and 5e resources, the reason we create them stems from our desire to continue providing support for GMs who continue to run D&D for their groups. To be clear, there is nothing wrong with D&D; there is something wrong at WOTC. And it is the latter that we take a strong stance against. The DM Lair team still loves D&D; we still love the community. #rpg #gamemaster #dungeonmaster