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One More Thing: Don't Spend Too Much Time Merely Reading. The Best Part Of This Work Is The Play, So Play And Enjoy!

Role-playing Games Are Contests In Which The Players Usually Cooperate As A Group To Achieve A Common Goal Rather Than Compete To Eliminate One Another From Play.... Role Games ... Bring Players Together In A Mutual Effort.

You Are Not Entering This World In The Usual Manner, For You Are Setting Forth To Be A Dungeon Master. Certainly There Are Stout Fighters, Mighty Magic-users, Wily Thieves, And Courageous Clerics Who Will Make Their Mark In The Magical Lands Of D&d Adventure. You However, Are Above Even The Greatest Of These, For As Dm You Are To Become The Shaper Of The Cosmos. It Is You Who Will Give Form And Content To The All The Universe. You Will Breathe Life Into The Stillness, Giving Meaning And Purpose To All The Actions Which Are To Follow.

Pen-and-paper Role-playing Is Live Theater And Computer Games Are Television. People Want The Convenience And Instant Gratification Of Turning On The Tv Rather Than Getting Dressed Up And Going Out To See A Live Play. In The Same Way, The Computer Is A More Immediately Accessible Way To Play Games.

The Secret We Should Never Let The Gamemasters Know Is That They Don't Need Any Rules.