Jeez do I include my D&D table stories here or not? That is the question. I have stories from both my own and an outsider POV for both here and some other places, plus my 5th edition campaign table, but I usually make it a point not to drag out the buried history of other forums I've been on.

Just from this place from a GM perspective, the two things that have killed my stuff is 1) too much lore, not enough plot, and 2) being too slow to convert interest to action. Honorable mention to struggling to find a balance between rails & player freedom, since it seems like every group has a different ideal balance and I can never quite nail it down.

As a player, I'm entirely too uncompromising probably from having been burnt a few times in the past. I'm very quick to pass on something from a relatively minor issue unless I'm actively committed. I tend to assume it will become a major sticking point, even though statistically it isn't likely to, and don't like taking the chance. I really need to let things slide more easily.

[@fledermaus] I'm pretty sure I remember reading the main post for that once a good while back actually.