Off Nights (CSC)

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: "Look, I'm running this game! If I say your stupid dwarf is dead, then he's dead"
: "But Thuenor should have been able to detect that trap. He made his detect trap roll just before you opened that pit up beneath him. Anyway, 6d6 is way too much damage for a 10-foot-deep pit."
: "Then it was 40 feet deep and had spikes in the bottom. Same difference-he's dead!"
: "But... forget it, I'll see what's on the tube. Let me know when everyone else dies. "
What does it take to make a DM go sour? A rotten day at the office or school? Missed sleep? Family problems? A messed-up romance? The onset of pneumonia? Maybe even too much MSG in his Chinese takeout? Everyone has an off day sometime. Unfortunately, when the DM's turn takes place before a game session, everybody suffers.
When a DM feels that he is not in good enough shape to run a game, it may be a good idea to postpone it. Give players adequate warning though. No one likes to drive for an hour to find no game.
If the DM finds himself consistently doing those things which these rules say not to during a game, then by all means stop! Let someone else run the game this time.