Right but whose to say they will be able to keep playing throughout the campaign, funding and priorities change. Thats kind of the issue at the heart of it. I have to worry about if i can keeping paying to keep my character around in the campaign, especially if they are long and ongoing - ThreadSky

stardustspectrum.bsky.social • 17 days ago

Right but whose to say they will be able to keep playing throughout the campaign, funding and priorities change. Thats kind of the issue at the heart of it. I have to worry about if i can keeping paying to keep my character around in the campaign, especially if they are long and ongoing

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dmchuck.bsky.social•17 days ago

A good pro DM, in my opinion, won't let whether your character is there or not effect the game the players are playing. If you need to drop for financial or personal reasons, I don't think anyone, pro or not, would have hard feelings about it. If it's a scheduling thing, then it becomes a discussion

dmchuck.bsky.social•17 days ago

For the entire table to have. I've found that when someone has a problem, financially or scheduling, most people are willing to be flexible if it can create a solution to keep everyone at the table. Paying to play builds in consistency and helps *everyone* at the table prioritize the game night.

dmchuck.bsky.social•17 days ago

If it's just that your life has under gone a massive change and your priorities have changed to fully drop your games, that's just part of life.

stardustspectrum.bsky.social•17 days ago

I'm also realizing if we're speaking on in person pay to play GMing I don't see nearly as many issues with it. online is another matter.

dmchuck.bsky.social•17 days ago

Thank you, btw, for keeping this civil, open, and honest. It's not easy to talk about money in a hobby, especially in a public way.

stardustspectrum.bsky.social•17 days ago

Of course, I love talking anything ttrpg related. It's a topic that needs to be more discussed at large because we really should at least start talking options about how the investment of the hobby should be split. ATM, the gm is expected to pay for everything all the time

dmchuck.bsky.social•17 days ago

I think that's fair. My issue comes from the lack of definition of what a Pro DM is supposed to bring to the space. As it stands, if you don't have a table or don't want to be in person, your options are limited. You can go to SPG and hire any ole schmo for $25 and you might have just an awful time.

stardustspectrum.bsky.social•17 days ago

That's also a good point, I think if more people knew what they where going to be getting from a pro GM, then more people would be open to it. But the definition of what a pro gm brings to the table should be presented by you, what sets you apart from what they are use to

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