Dungeon Master Fatigue and Why Petty Gods is such a Cool Idea!

Anyone who has had the task of being Dungeon Master for any period of time knows what Dungeon Master fatigue is. Players will drain your mind and spirit given enough time. Week after week you dredge your brain for cool ideas to bring to the game table and night after night players take the game in directions you never expected forcing you to be quick on your feet and constantly come up with cool new ideas to keep everyone entertained. It is demanding, but rewarding work. Penny Arcade has recently featured this idea in their typically brilliant humorous way.

When the eloquent and verbose James Maliszewski proposed the idea of Petty Gods I was immediately excited! What a great resource for fatigued DM's! And judging by the few submissions that have been previewed my excitement appears to have been well warranted. What I like is how the petty gods are perfect for filling those little holes in the adventure where something interesting needs to be in order to keep the game fun and moving.

So I have contributed my abilities to the project and am looking forward to the final result.

Here are the pages from my sketchbook from before I did before the finish, for those interested in such things: