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<blockquote data-quote="delericho" data-source="post: 3307652" data-attributes="member: 22424"><p>I'm surprised. In previous threads on this topic, the notion of paying a DM directly (as opposed to with pizza and/or drinks) has been met with disdain or outright hostility. That seems to have become much less the case recently. Perhaps there is something in it after all?</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Actually, no thanks. I have various things I do 'for money', and other things I do 'for fun', with role-playing in the latter camp. Having seen the effect my career has had on my enjoyment of writing code, I would rather not see the same happen to RPGs. As such, even if the money were not an issue, I have no intention of trying to become anything other than a strictly amateur game-designer or DM (in terms of payment, not quality, of course). I would be willing to do the occasional session, if asked, but won't be making a habit of it.</p><p></p><p>But, when I spoke of advertising, I was thinking more of the likes of the one-off for a group of friends who used to game but drifted away from it. Such a group may well not be aware of ENWorld, or any of the equivalents. I suppose they might well do a Google search (in which case some sort of virtual 'notice board' could be set up), or they might well go back to their old FLGS if it still exists, and ask around there.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="delericho, post: 3307652, member: 22424"] I'm surprised. In previous threads on this topic, the notion of paying a DM directly (as opposed to with pizza and/or drinks) has been met with disdain or outright hostility. That seems to have become much less the case recently. Perhaps there is something in it after all? Actually, no thanks. I have various things I do 'for money', and other things I do 'for fun', with role-playing in the latter camp. Having seen the effect my career has had on my enjoyment of writing code, I would rather not see the same happen to RPGs. As such, even if the money were not an issue, I have no intention of trying to become anything other than a strictly amateur game-designer or DM (in terms of payment, not quality, of course). I would be willing to do the occasional session, if asked, but won't be making a habit of it. But, when I spoke of advertising, I was thinking more of the likes of the one-off for a group of friends who used to game but drifted away from it. Such a group may well not be aware of ENWorld, or any of the equivalents. I suppose they might well do a Google search (in which case some sort of virtual 'notice board' could be set up), or they might well go back to their old FLGS if it still exists, and ask around there. [/QUOTE]
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