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<blockquote data-quote="Scott Christian" data-source="post: 8169222" data-attributes="member: 6901101"><p>Wow. This is an odd request from the DM. One question - are they personal friends?</p><p></p><p>To me, this is the equivalent of having you friend open a restaurant and expecting you to work in the restaurant for free. Does he understand the work put into podcasting or streaming a game? I have sat and listened to two people at a restaurant who have a <em>very successful</em> online podcast for their game. They talked for two hours about how to introduce a magic item into the campaign. Basically, workshopping ideas. I said nothing, but did pay their tab before leaving because I felt bad about eavesdropping. Point is, it is a lot of work. And you wife is not an employee. </p><p></p><p>A tool for your wife would be to allow this guy to pitch his idea to the group. This pitch needs to have hours of play, hours behind the scenes, any royalties they would receive, directions needed, and the pacing of the game. Then let the players make up their own minds. It kind of sounds like he lassoed them in because they were already players. Once he pitches, then they can, as a group, explain any shortcomings in the plan, such as, I am not able to spend an hour reading on Saturday in order to prep for Sunday's game. </p><p></p><p>My thought is, once he sees what he is asking (because he has to put this all in writing for them as a business plan), he may be a little more understanding of their positions. </p><p></p><p>Last thought, it almost sounds like this DM wants actors who will play D&D for a short campaign. Ones that will memorize and know their parts, and follow script. Because in the end, the DM might think it would be the best type of advertisement - a perfectly well run group that has one liners and plays up the story aspect to keep people watching.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Scott Christian, post: 8169222, member: 6901101"] Wow. This is an odd request from the DM. One question - are they personal friends? To me, this is the equivalent of having you friend open a restaurant and expecting you to work in the restaurant for free. Does he understand the work put into podcasting or streaming a game? I have sat and listened to two people at a restaurant who have a [I]very successful[/I] online podcast for their game. They talked for two hours about how to introduce a magic item into the campaign. Basically, workshopping ideas. I said nothing, but did pay their tab before leaving because I felt bad about eavesdropping. Point is, it is a lot of work. And you wife is not an employee. A tool for your wife would be to allow this guy to pitch his idea to the group. This pitch needs to have hours of play, hours behind the scenes, any royalties they would receive, directions needed, and the pacing of the game. Then let the players make up their own minds. It kind of sounds like he lassoed them in because they were already players. Once he pitches, then they can, as a group, explain any shortcomings in the plan, such as, I am not able to spend an hour reading on Saturday in order to prep for Sunday's game. My thought is, once he sees what he is asking (because he has to put this all in writing for them as a business plan), he may be a little more understanding of their positions. Last thought, it almost sounds like this DM wants actors who will play D&D for a short campaign. Ones that will memorize and know their parts, and follow script. Because in the end, the DM might think it would be the best type of advertisement - a perfectly well run group that has one liners and plays up the story aspect to keep people watching. [/QUOTE]
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