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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Captain_Commando" data-source="post: 4764104" data-attributes="member: 71848">Which extremely valid questions are you referring to?1. People who are having problems finding the right group and DMs who want to play but want to play with their current group where no one else wants to DM have told me they might pay for a session depending on the price. I've researched current costs of entertainment in the city to see how high I might be able to go with this. I've looked into the profession of storytelling to find out that there is a market for professional storytellers that is getting a bit of a revival lately.  Once the site is up and I've gone to my first networking party I will begin to see how many people might hire me for this but due to my services being inexpensive compared to other team-building exercise services, I may very well be able to sell it as that. The first week or two of actually having the business up is the real litmus test for this sort of thing.2. I'll be combining printed tiles, store-bought tiles, cinematic screen backsplash, original artwork and 3-d constructs to create elaborate battlefields for encounters.3. The "puppet show" and "mask" perhaps for the children's storytelling service, not the game session service. As for the singing, that will be up to the client during the survey.4. The client is responsible for who is playing in the group. If there are conflicts, my 5 years as an elementary grade Sunday School teacher will surely come in handy.5. First of all, my game and style are NOT the only reasons to hire me over others nor are they the main reasons. It is the COMBINATION of my storytelling skills, creative writing, elaborate setup, referenceable experience, and most of all schedule/location availability that set me apart from other GMs (most of them at least). Those that might possibly have a similar if not greater level of session resources are likely to be full up already. The time and effort spent to try finding someone that will bring as much to the table as me will be more expensive and much more likely to yield less satisfactory results in most cases. It might be easy to find a free GM but not one with the same hours and production/skill level. My business provides a luxury, not a necessity, and NYC is famous for people who spend money on luxury entertainment.6. It's decided that I'm officially starting next week. I expect 2 sessions, 5 at most for my first month. Enough to cover my food and transportation for job hunting at the very least. I will probably see more LFR requests and children's storytelling requests than for the other services but that's fine. Offering more than one type of service is key to making regular income with this business.7. A business has to be set up before it can be run. One does not build a temple without a foundation. One paying group every 2 weeks is a success from my perspective. It's better than nothing. 200 hours is quite an exaggeration. I've had time since I don't qualify for every single job that's available locally, just some of them, and interviews are not immediately given in most cases. 8. I'll be adding new original adventures to the site weekly. There are already plenty of LFR modules that can be run and more are on the way. I'll certainly make campaign service an option but it's more likely that clients will order the one-shots and LFR modules. Campaigns will be an option in customized service.9. The official LFR meetup is on Wednesdays from 7 PM-11 PM at a set location with 2 or 3 DMs. I will be available every other day of the week  + hours before 7 PM and be able to run as many as 3 in a day from 11 AM to 11 PM in the location of the client's choice.I only really need 1 or 2 regular clients with money to spend to make this a success from my perspective. Otherwise a bunch of people trying the service once or twice over the course of several months. A combination of both would potentially be enough for a living but I'm not expecting that much.NYC is full of people with odd hours (city that never sleeps for good reason). If there are gamers with odd hours, chances are they might jump on the opportunity I'm presenting. Most of my potential clientele however will likely belong to irregular gamers and people who want to try out the game for possibly the first time but don't have schedules that match with the local meetup network.The next couple of weeks will show whether there is a strong enough market for my combination of services. Anyway, I can at least keep the service up for free (free web hosting). I'm not having to prepare a game if I'm not being hired anyway. All the stuff on the site immediately available will be pre-written and waiting to be requested while I'm job hunting.</blockquote>

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