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Message: <blockquote data-quote="jgsugden" data-source="post: 8299492" data-attributes="member: 2629">There are people that run "corporate events" games, where they specialize in running a 15 minute introduction and then 90 minute game for 5 or 6 new players.  It is a 'team building' activity with a couple encounters that is more puzzle based than anything, and they can get pretty big checks for doing this for a day at a work place and then providing scoring for teamwork, etc...  They can pull in numbers similar to other small group speakers, which can be a thousand dollars for the day of 4 sessions (6 X 4 = 24 players, so this is above $40 per player - for 2 hours each).I've seen DMs charge $10 per person per session - but it all went to the game.  Some went to the game store to pay for the table, some went for table snacks, some went for miniatures/terrain (which the DM kept).  When I saw this, it would generally be one DM doing it, then others trying to follow the lead and finding they couldn't get players because other DMs were doing it for free.I have a wishlist of D&D related stuff that my players generally know about, but it isn't usually a cash transaction situation.  Further, they're usually things that I want that require a little skill rather than just coin.  Drawings of the party, paining some of my miniatures, building terrain, etc...  I don't expect to get these things, but occasionally someone gives me something on the list (or asks to paint something) and it fills a gap in my collection.</blockquote>

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