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<blockquote data-quote="NerfedWizard" data-source="post: 4644433" data-attributes="member: 68865"><p><strong>GMs for hire</strong></p><p></p><p>Over on RPG.net there's a long, recent thread about some</p><p>guy who's in dire financial straits and thinks he can dig</p><p>himself out of it by charging people US$15 per game for</p><p>5-hour sessions (in Queen's, NY). He's planning on getting</p><p>30 players, 6 per session, 5 sessions per week (!?!?!?!?!?).</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?t=435072" target="_blank"><span style="color: #810081">Professional GM Diary: Caravan of Blades - RPGnet Forums</span></a></p><p> </p><p>Personally I'd NEVER pay serious money to play a tabletop</p><p>roleplaying game, except as a one-off at a convention.</p><p>Roleplaying is like sex - bear with me - I just mean that</p><p>you shouldn't have to pay for it. It's like rent-a-friend or</p><p>something. On the other hand, if you're just helping someone</p><p>to defray expenses, or if it's live-action roleplay with serious</p><p>overheads and logistical issues, that's a different kettle of</p><p>fish.</p><p> </p><p>But for sure I think this guy's plans are mad.</p><p> </p><p>As for me, the most I've put up with for the sake of roleplaying</p><p>is* anti-social behaviour, loss of temper, copious farting [to the </p><p>extent that I have had to leave the room and stand outside </p><p>shivering in the cold] [I hasten to add - the farting never </p><p>emanates from me], general smelliness [although not on a regular </p><p>basis], playing systems I despise, putting up with arrogant,</p><p>NARROW-minded GMs who take roleplaying FAR, FAR too seriously,</p><p>playing in large-ish LARP groups with a minority of people that I</p><p>really don't get on with (but that's only LARP, not tabletop) -,</p><p>even someone itching his balls so much I thought he had crabs,</p><p>jeez - I think the only reason I've put up with half this stuff</p><p>is to be nice to the rest of the group. (!) For instance, I've</p><p>backed down from a PvP confrontation where I would have</p><p>won, just so another player (who the game was more important</p><p>to socially than it was to me) wouldn't get the hump with the</p><p>group. That's me being nice, not me being desperate to roleplay.</p><p> </p><p>Although I AM prepared to make a few sacrifices to ref or play</p><p>my sacred RPG Omnifray which I wrote (<a href="http://www.omnifray.com" target="_blank">Omnifray RPG - Home</a>)</p><p> </p><p>* if you're reading this and play with me, rest assured, if this</p><p>involves you or your group, I've probably already mentioned it</p><p>to you --- not all these issues relate to one group (!!!) as I</p><p>have played with many groups over time.</p><p> </p><p>Contributions to expenses are fine, but profit from reffing</p><p>tabletop roleplay?? It stinks!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="NerfedWizard, post: 4644433, member: 68865"] [b]GMs for hire[/b] Over on RPG.net there's a long, recent thread about some guy who's in dire financial straits and thinks he can dig himself out of it by charging people US$15 per game for 5-hour sessions (in Queen's, NY). He's planning on getting 30 players, 6 per session, 5 sessions per week (!?!?!?!?!?). [URL="http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?t=435072"][COLOR=#810081]Professional GM Diary: Caravan of Blades - RPGnet Forums[/COLOR][/URL] Personally I'd NEVER pay serious money to play a tabletop roleplaying game, except as a one-off at a convention. Roleplaying is like sex - bear with me - I just mean that you shouldn't have to pay for it. It's like rent-a-friend or something. On the other hand, if you're just helping someone to defray expenses, or if it's live-action roleplay with serious overheads and logistical issues, that's a different kettle of fish. But for sure I think this guy's plans are mad. As for me, the most I've put up with for the sake of roleplaying is* anti-social behaviour, loss of temper, copious farting [to the extent that I have had to leave the room and stand outside shivering in the cold] [I hasten to add - the farting never emanates from me], general smelliness [although not on a regular basis], playing systems I despise, putting up with arrogant, NARROW-minded GMs who take roleplaying FAR, FAR too seriously, playing in large-ish LARP groups with a minority of people that I really don't get on with (but that's only LARP, not tabletop) -, even someone itching his balls so much I thought he had crabs, jeez - I think the only reason I've put up with half this stuff is to be nice to the rest of the group. (!) For instance, I've backed down from a PvP confrontation where I would have won, just so another player (who the game was more important to socially than it was to me) wouldn't get the hump with the group. That's me being nice, not me being desperate to roleplay. Although I AM prepared to make a few sacrifices to ref or play my sacred RPG Omnifray which I wrote ([URL="http://www.omnifray.com"]Omnifray RPG - Home[/URL]) * if you're reading this and play with me, rest assured, if this involves you or your group, I've probably already mentioned it to you --- not all these issues relate to one group (!!!) as I have played with many groups over time. Contributions to expenses are fine, but profit from reffing tabletop roleplay?? It stinks!! [/QUOTE]
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