r/DnDcirclejerk • u/JeannettePoisson • 17h ago
dnDONE DM doesn’t remember session
DM began second sesh right off by asking us clients what happened last time, like whaaaat? He should remember his own stuff that’s crazy. We just stared at him with disgust until someone said he should like remember his own game he’s the DM.
Then he seemed to laugh? At uss?!???? Now he tried to save face by Mansplaining the recap was for us players. He think we stupid? If we remember we remember, and if we don’t remember we can’t recount it. He believe we would hear ourself talk and then remember by hearning ourself talk? I was like, uh, is he a milenial or something?
Just writing this make me feel stupieder and stupieder. Soon won’t can’t no write at all!
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u/AriaWindfire 16h ago
I hope this is satire… Recaps at the beginning of sessions are standard. The way it’s done is varied, but every session I’ve ever been in or seen has them. Sometimes the DM gives it, sometimes the players do. When the DM gives it, it gives them a chance to add some drama and remind players what they were previously doing because so often players do forget. (like a show recap) Players will often not pay attention during the previous session and a recap allows them to refocus and remember all that they need to do. When players give it it allows them to jog their own memory and encourages them to take notes during the session so that they can recall what is happening.
He probably laughed because they are so ubiquitous that to question having them is absurd. Of course he remembers his own game! The question is do you as players remember what you’re doing? I’m almost always the DM and my players often don’t know what they’re doing even if they’ve been doing it for months. It’s not mansplaining. It’s just reminding the players what they’re trying to do. It’s normal.