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<blockquote data-quote="Helldritch" data-source="post: 8663990" data-attributes="member: 6855114">Chess has been played both for money and pleasure from the start. So did go. Ask Magnus Carlson or Hikaru or the YouTuber Levy and Agamator with millions of subscribers if chess does not pay...Is it really hard to admit that some DMs are good enough to get paid for it? It is not that hard to believe. I have a friend that does this for a living. I sure would not charge money for that, even though I was offered to be paid more than once, I always resisted because once you see the game as way to earn money, it is no longer a game for you. And I want my D&amp;D to stay the hobby I love so much. But I will not throw a stone at someone who gets paid to DM nor will I say that someone doing it for free is getting used by his/her players. The costs of being a DM is higher than players often imagine. I have a high end paying job, but not all my players can say the same. I have three PHB just because of that. Two of them are always in the center of the table to be used by anyone.&nbsp; I know the costs and I can easily imagine that a DM might be tempted to charge a few bucks to pay for the books. Our hobby does not cost that much, but it is still quite expensive if you buy everything that suits your fancy.So be tolerant of DMs that charge a little something.&nbsp; It might be the only way that they have to play and have access to the books.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Helldritch, post: 8663990, member: 6855114"] Chess has been played both for money and pleasure from the start. So did go. Ask Magnus Carlson or Hikaru or the YouTuber Levy and Agamator with millions of subscribers if chess does not pay... Is it really hard to admit that some DMs are good enough to get paid for it? It is not that hard to believe. I have a friend that does this for a living. I sure would not charge money for that, even though I was offered to be paid more than once, I always resisted because once you see the game as way to earn money, it is no longer a game for you. And I want my D&D to stay the hobby I love so much. But I will not throw a stone at someone who gets paid to DM nor will I say that someone doing it for free is getting used by his/her players. The costs of being a DM is higher than players often imagine. I have a high end paying job, but not all my players can say the same. I have three PHB just because of that. Two of them are always in the center of the table to be used by anyone. I know the costs and I can easily imagine that a DM might be tempted to charge a few bucks to pay for the books. Our hobby does not cost that much, but it is still quite expensive if you buy everything that suits your fancy. So be tolerant of DMs that charge a little something. It might be the only way that they have to play and have access to the books. [/QUOTE]

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