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<blockquote data-quote="MNblockhead" data-source="post: 7715927" data-attributes="member: 6796661"><p>GM's don't get paid to run the games, in general, at conventions. At Gen Con, I believe that they get free attendance for 72 hours of running games and free hotel for 800 hours. Hopefully someone with actually experience DMing for a large convention can give more insight into this. I'm assuming that "hours" is based on player hours. So a four-hour game with six players would be 24 hours. This is the only way the 72 and 800 hour figures that I've heard make sense. So two six-hour games with six players would earn you free attendance. Assuming this means the four-day pass, that is worth $90/$120, depending on whether you go by the pre-registration or standard rate. We'll assume the standard rate. So you get $120 worth of value for 12 hours of work—not including prep time and travel, room, and board if you don't live near the venue. That's 10 and hour. </p><p></p><p>That's still kinda close to the mflayermonk's 11-13. 10 and hour isn't great, but well above minimum wage. If you could make $10 an hour running games live and on VTTs, you could make a living, assuming, though you would want to be running the same material many times with different groups to get the most out of your investment in prep time and gaming material. And that is only asking players to pay about 1.60 USD per hour, or $5 for a four hour game. </p><p></p><p>I would easily pay $5 for a four hour game with an experienced DM and would not expect any above professionalism, reliability, and competence. I wouldn't expect a professional voice actor and top-notch production values for that. At that rate, I could afford a weekly game. </p><p></p><p>But I would pay more. Especially for a one-off or mini series. My schedule is more of an issue that my budget at this level. </p><p></p><p>$10 is as much of an impulse game as $5, hell, I may pay the $60 for me and five friends so I know I'm playing with people I like. </p><p></p><p>$20? For a one-off 4-hour. Maybe. If there were reviews or I had other info to convince me that the DM is decent. </p><p></p><p>$50...hmm...maybe for an in-person game.</p><p></p><p>>$100 maybe for a live game, with a DM I liked, with nice table setups. Much more above 100 for a 4-hour game should come with food.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MNblockhead, post: 7715927, member: 6796661"] GM's don't get paid to run the games, in general, at conventions. At Gen Con, I believe that they get free attendance for 72 hours of running games and free hotel for 800 hours. Hopefully someone with actually experience DMing for a large convention can give more insight into this. I'm assuming that "hours" is based on player hours. So a four-hour game with six players would be 24 hours. This is the only way the 72 and 800 hour figures that I've heard make sense. So two six-hour games with six players would earn you free attendance. Assuming this means the four-day pass, that is worth $90/$120, depending on whether you go by the pre-registration or standard rate. We'll assume the standard rate. So you get $120 worth of value for 12 hours of work—not including prep time and travel, room, and board if you don't live near the venue. That's 10 and hour. That's still kinda close to the mflayermonk's 11-13. 10 and hour isn't great, but well above minimum wage. If you could make $10 an hour running games live and on VTTs, you could make a living, assuming, though you would want to be running the same material many times with different groups to get the most out of your investment in prep time and gaming material. And that is only asking players to pay about 1.60 USD per hour, or $5 for a four hour game. I would easily pay $5 for a four hour game with an experienced DM and would not expect any above professionalism, reliability, and competence. I wouldn't expect a professional voice actor and top-notch production values for that. At that rate, I could afford a weekly game. But I would pay more. Especially for a one-off or mini series. My schedule is more of an issue that my budget at this level. $10 is as much of an impulse game as $5, hell, I may pay the $60 for me and five friends so I know I'm playing with people I like. $20? For a one-off 4-hour. Maybe. If there were reviews or I had other info to convince me that the DM is decent. $50...hmm...maybe for an in-person game. >$100 maybe for a live game, with a DM I liked, with nice table setups. Much more above 100 for a 4-hour game should come with food. [/QUOTE]
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