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Message: <blockquote data-quote="zealot73" data-source="post: 494712" data-attributes="member: 8552">I can't believe what I am reading!Charging people to play games???  Gaming is it's own social reward.  It's all about getting together with friends and having a few hours of fun.  If I ever ran into a GM who charged per session we'd immediately ditch him/her and either get another or one of the current players would start running it.  Everyone in my group is 28 or older with plenty of experience playing and DM'ing (our only problem is that we ALL like to DM) so it wouldn't be that big a deal.  If I ever did pay for a game (besides at a Con) it had better be the best damn game I've ever played.  Personally I think that DM's who charge for their sessions have really inflated egos.  Gaming isn't about making money... it's about having FUN!!!  Just like professional sports players, they've forgotten why they got into it in the first place.I've got no problem with buying books and allowing our DM to borrow it (as an example, I bought a copy of Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil for this) for the game as long as it is returned to me in good repair.  If my DM spills anything on it or otherwise defaces it he has always been good enough to buy me a new one.  With that understanding we've assembled a large library of material that anyone in our group can use whenever needed.  Of course that requires trust on the parts of the players.  I've got no problems with that... most of the players in my group are military and the only one who isn't is a State Employee.  Real easy to get ahold of.</blockquote>

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