by the way did you know that one of the very best ways to improve your dnd game and reduce your prep time is with layer magazine it's a monthly publication full of NUMBER_TOKEN NUMBER_TOKENth edition compatible dungeon master resources NUMBER_TOKENv adventures maps ready to use on virtual tabletops puzzles traps new monsters magic items layer magazine has it all become a dm layer patron today at the link below and get a new issue of lair magazine every month and get loads of bonus content such as extra adventures map packs and more step number three decide to take control over your self-improvement having hope in the future is worthless if you don't take action okay you've admitted that you've failed you believe that you can get better that's great but if you do nothing nothing will change you need to commit to owning the actions you will take to become a better dungeon master this is not a passive process you must take control what it's a cat shirt it's adorable how can this possibly be offensive or inappropriate step number four take inventory over your strengths and weaknesses get out your notebook open up word or onenote and make two lists first what you think you're good at as a game master and second what you think you're bad at as a game master and don't hold back be honest with yourself no one is going to see this list there is no step that involves sharing this list with anyone this is for you to establish a baseline of game master self-awareness that will help you run better games in the future by the way if you're enjoying these NUMBER_TOKEN steps so far and haven't been offended by my my my apparently insensitive apparel choices give this video a thumbs up and leave a comment for the algorithm down below let my editor zack know that my t-shirts are not offensive step number five take the steps necessary to grow in your weaknesses and improve your strengths this is what you need to commit to doing doubling down on your strengths and shoring up your weaknesses notice my wording there it's very important you do not need to turn your weaknesses into strengths everyone has weaknesses and many times we are better off playing to our strengths instead of trying to turn weaknesses into strengths so focus on shoring up your weaknesses that is correcting them just enough so they are not detrimental to your game you don't have to become master of your weaknesses you just need to improve them enough so that they don't cause your campaign to fail again and then put NUMBER_TOKEN percent of your effort into improving your strengths because those are the things that you can get really good at and that will take your game to the next level and another huge point here you are you you are not met mercer you are not brendan lee mulligan and you don't have to be commit to being the game master that you were meant to be stop holding yourself to unrealistic expectations that only make you feel worse your players need you as their game master not some mystical super game master out there step number six admit to yourself the mistakes you made in your previous campaigns make another list whatever mistakes you made that caused your previous games to fall apart did you allow your games to fall into this scheduling spiral of death did you not take action to stop player drama and conflict that tore the campaign apart did you not prepare enough for your games whatever make that list step number seven be ready to take action to correct those mistakes prepare your mind get ready mentally because remember what we said before about action being a required step to campaign
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