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<blockquote data-quote="Shiroiken" data-source="post: 7510700" data-attributes="member: 6775477">It was the cost of the adventures. I used to run Encounters back during the playtest, where they provided the adventures for the DMs to run (usually to highlight some aspect of the playtest). The DMs got to keep the adventure, which was basically the reward for 10+ weeks of work.When Murder in Baulder's Gate came out, they wanted the DMs to purchase the adventure instead. The store owner went ahead and bought it for the three DMs, because Encounters was a popular event (we usually had 7-9 person tables). While it was a fantastic product, I felt that transitioning to published adventures (of playtest material) wasn't good for the DMs, since we'd have to shell out money and do 10+ weeks worth of work. If this had happened after 5E came out, I probably would have felt differently, but paying for playtest material just feels so wrong to me.I suppose it got better, since DMs do earn rewards for DMing now, but I have no desire to DM or play with random people, which universally seems to include at least one jackass. I have a regular group of great people and will stick with them.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Shiroiken, post: 7510700, member: 6775477"] It was the cost of the adventures. I used to run Encounters back during the playtest, where they provided the adventures for the DMs to run (usually to highlight some aspect of the playtest). The DMs got to keep the adventure, which was basically the reward for 10+ weeks of work. When Murder in Baulder's Gate came out, they wanted the DMs to purchase the adventure instead. The store owner went ahead and bought it for the three DMs, because Encounters was a popular event (we usually had 7-9 person tables). While it was a fantastic product, I felt that transitioning to published adventures (of playtest material) wasn't good for the DMs, since we'd have to shell out money and do 10+ weeks worth of work. If this had happened after 5E came out, I probably would have felt differently, but paying for playtest material just feels so wrong to me. I suppose it got better, since DMs do earn rewards for DMing now, but I have no desire to DM or play with random people, which universally seems to include at least one jackass. I have a regular group of great people and will stick with them. [/QUOTE]

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