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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Distracted DM" data-source="post: 9708801" data-attributes="member: 6894926">I never would have started if my wife hadn't pushed me to give it a go after I left my law clerk job! The taboo of pay to play was baked into me at a young age <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" alt="😆" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f606.png" title="Grinning squinting face    :laughing:" data-shortname=":laughing:" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" />The fancy stuff is for me really, because I'm running online- like I said, I was already spending $$$ on maps etc for running online games before I went pro... It's because it helps keep me engaged. In person, I just use a wet erase mat and miniatures for combat (miniatures inspire me, it might be a tactile thing), but otherwise theater of the mind is king.But for online, I need a certain "quality" of presentation for it to be interesting for me, because I'm not in the same room with the people and the people are a big thing for me, that social interaction. And while webcams help (I'm always on webcam), a lot of people don't like to be on camera.. and even when they are, it's not quite the same to me (though it helps). So I guess having cool maps and art and weather and line of sight helps fill in that gap.</blockquote>