Honor your players and PCs.
Be consistent in gaming decisions; don't have favorites.
Never become too attached to NPCs or monsters.
Don't become too attached to a particular plotline.
Reward your PCs in proportion to the difficulty they experienced in reaching the goal.
Never bring personal conflicts into the gaming environment or vice versa.
(If you don't get along with the players, find another campaign; life is too short.)
Never let your players force you to play out a scenario you are not morally comfortable with.
Ask the players for both positive and negative feedback after a session,
and be honestly receptive to the players' suggestions. It is their campaign too!
If you are not willing to modify items in the campaign for the players then maybe you best play solitaire!
Be willing to ask continually disruptive and rude players to leave the group.
(Although rare, these individuals can ruin the fun for everyone else in the group.)
Arrange a comfortable location for the gaming session.
Attempt to establish a regular time and place for your sessions.
Time sessions to be reasonable for all active participants.
Practice good hygiene before sessions.
Be willing to chip in on munchies!
Encourage group activities not directly related to gaming like visits to museums or movies.
Be tolerant of player children and friends.
Encourage new members to join your group.
Do not allow your children or friends attending sessions to disrupt the game.
Ensure the playing area is just as clean after the session as it was before you started playing.
Spend time on session preparation; go the extra mile and make some handouts. The players will love it.
Include multiple senses in descriptions; think of: sight, sound, smell, feel, and taste.
Try to use three in every scene.
Know the rules, but be willing to bend them once in awhile for the sake of player fun.

Players:

Spend some time on character development.
Never bring player conflicts into the gaming world or vice versa.
Try to learn all you can about the gamemaster's world.
Work together with the other party members and try to make every gaming situation
a "win-win" for all concerned.
Give your gamemaster feedback on the items you liked in sessions as well as those things you disliked.
(If you can't think of anything you enjoyed, find another gamemaster.)
Honor your gamemaster and hold rules discussions till after the session.
Once the gamemaster makes up his or her mind, let it rest. (If you know so much more about the system
than the gamemaster does that you find yourself constantly bickering then go start your own gaming group.
Be warned, you might have trouble finding and retaining players!)
Never use mob tactics to force the gamemaster into decisions he or she is uncomfortable with.
Practice good hygiene before sessions.
Be willing to chip in on munchies!
Be receptive to activities outside of the gaming sessions.
Try to consistently make sessions.
Be tolerant of the gamemaster's and other players' children and friends.
Do not allow your children or friends attending sessions to disrupt the game.
Encourage new people to join the campaign.
Help the gamemaster clean up after a session.
Spend time between sessions discussing the campaign with the other players.
Pay attention to the gamemaster during sessions, and try to picture the scenes in your mind
as they are described to you.
Be courteous to other players

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