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That things rarely go according to plan is part of running an RPG. The players will surprise you, and often this is entirely fine - in fact, it might result in a more memorable experience and a better game.

But sometimes, things go off the rail in a bad way - and you, as a GM, did not see it coming until it was too late, resulting in disaster and a non-fun experience for all concerned.

And contemplating some of my past mistakes, I am curious about your biggest GMing regrets. What went wrong, and what would you have done differently if you had the opportunity for a do-over?

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[-] pteryx@dice.camp 1 points 14 hours ago

On the assumption that this is a serious question... Game Master, which in turn is a more generic version of D&D's term of DM/Dungeon Master.

It's a reference to D20 on a Bus, where Katie Marovitch calls herself Dragon Master to troll famous DMs like Mark Mercer, Brennan Lee Mulligan, Aabria Iyengar and Jasmine Bhullar: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=plGNmsegcJc

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