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Message: <blockquote data-quote="werk" data-source="post: 2799922" data-attributes="member: 29663">I've been playing for a long time, and one of the first things that I was taught was that it was my duty, as a player, to bring snacks/drinks for myself if not enough to share with the whole group.  We jokingly called them DM bribes, and everyone contributed.  I continued this into my second, third, fourth groups, and when I became a DM I made it a point to have drinks/snacks extra to cover any impoverished players (you know you're out there).  It was fairly common with my last group that we would have too much soda for the fridge to hold because everyone brought a pack or two...so nice that I've probably taken this for granted.My new group doesn't bring anything.  NOTHING!  A few of the players are pretty experienced gamers, and we're all definitely adults.  I mean, most of the players bring no books or dice, relying completely on my generosity for everything they need to be entertained for a period of time.  (This is a bit of an exaggeration, I have one player that usually brings one snack for himself, like dried fruit or a sandwich, that he then shares because no one else brought anything, and a new player that does bring dice/books.)  I still feel obligated to get a pack of soda and a couple bags of snack, but am starting to resent it.So my questions are:Is it common courtesy to bring supplies/snacks when you game?  (friendly gaming at a DM's house, not tournament or game-store play with strangers or anything like that.)Any suggestions for addressing this with my players?</blockquote>

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