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<blockquote data-quote="Cergorach" data-source="post: 3062777" data-attributes="member: 725"><p>Paying for DMs will eventually end up with either the DM slicing up his players with a real sword in some sewers or the DM will carve "help me" on his forehead... ;-)</p><p></p><p>My price would be 20 euro per hour (inc. taxes) and i would also pay folks for prep time (at 15 euro per hour). And that would be for hours from 08:00-18:00 from monday to friday, you want evenings, expect to pay 25 euro, weekends will cost you 30 euro. Prep time could be significantly shorter then for most regular sessions for one would invest in the proper tools (computer aids, etc.) and one could reuse a lot of material from other sessions, the customer is of course king, so if he wants a completely unique setting and adventure with all the bells and whistles, he's going to pay for it. Let's not forget travel expenses, unless of course you profide the room, then it would also cost extra... Payment would be upfront and non refundable (so that you won't be suprised by half the party not showing up).</p><p></p><p>20 euro/hour sounds expensive, until you realise that 19% of that is btw (sales/service tax), of what's left 30-50% is income tax, the rest you have to live on...</p><p></p><p>This is of course for the work DMing, i wouldn't charge for the for fun DMing with friends. The same goes for the computer support i get paid for and the help i give friends and family solving computer issues (for the first i get paid the second i do for free).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cergorach, post: 3062777, member: 725"] Paying for DMs will eventually end up with either the DM slicing up his players with a real sword in some sewers or the DM will carve "help me" on his forehead... ;-) My price would be 20 euro per hour (inc. taxes) and i would also pay folks for prep time (at 15 euro per hour). And that would be for hours from 08:00-18:00 from monday to friday, you want evenings, expect to pay 25 euro, weekends will cost you 30 euro. Prep time could be significantly shorter then for most regular sessions for one would invest in the proper tools (computer aids, etc.) and one could reuse a lot of material from other sessions, the customer is of course king, so if he wants a completely unique setting and adventure with all the bells and whistles, he's going to pay for it. Let's not forget travel expenses, unless of course you profide the room, then it would also cost extra... Payment would be upfront and non refundable (so that you won't be suprised by half the party not showing up). 20 euro/hour sounds expensive, until you realise that 19% of that is btw (sales/service tax), of what's left 30-50% is income tax, the rest you have to live on... This is of course for the work DMing, i wouldn't charge for the for fun DMing with friends. The same goes for the computer support i get paid for and the help i give friends and family solving computer issues (for the first i get paid the second i do for free). [/QUOTE]
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