Other reasons: Way too many character concepts to use as a player. Nobody else has the time and rules-knowledge to run a campaign.
Because I like to throw situations at players and sit back and watch them fumble the execution and yet always come out on top.
Makes a puzzle a child could solve. You know this because you stole it from a child's puzzle game.Players can't solve it despite having three "genius" characters.The Barbarian suggests an alternative of incredible violenceIt works
When I'm DM, I'm always in the spotlight./sThis is mostly a joke. But my attention wanders when I'm not involved in the action for too long. I'm more entertained as a DM.
Other reasons:
A rhyming dwarf convinced that he is the tooth fairy works great as a one time npc.
From two weeks ago.