Who pays for your group's "Party Leader" t-shirt?

[Driddle]

A couple of new players to the group are raising questions about certain things we've been taking for granted -- namely, whether they should be expected to pay for the T-shirts that we wear to designate party roles. They're OK with buying their own "Party Lockpick" and "Party Healer" shirts ... just not right away. However, they are totally against pitching in for a token payment on the "Party Leader" shirt, which sometimes passes from player to player.

((FYI: Our style is a basic, one-color Beefy T (Hanes), with blue or black block letters 8-10 cm. tall on the front. It's not required, but most shirts match the player's primary dice color.))

How do you handle this at your game table -- Is the leadership role considered an honor, and thus the T-shirt expense is shared by all? Or is it a personal investment that shows the player takes his responsibility seriously?

 

[fredramsey]

Smoked breakfast again, eh?

 

[Crothian]

Personal Investiment though people are usually more then willing to throw in a couple bucks to help out and show support of the different roles.

 

[Zenodotus of Ephesus]

The money for the Party Leader T-Shirt comes out of critical failure swear jar, at our table anyway, your mileage may vary.

 

[Driddle]

(Darn! I wish I'd remembered to include a poll.)

I like the crit-miss contribution jar. Great idea. Something like 5-25 cents per bad roll? We might consider that at our table as well.

 

[fredramsey]

My apologies! I just looked on page 568 of the PHB, and saw the requirements for the t-shirts. Wow, you'd think a rules lawyer would have pointed this out to me!

I think I'm going to go with the party roles briefs instead. Haven't decided on a color yet, possibly sticking with earth tones to hide "accidents". Yeah. Just briefs and maybe those hats to match.

I guess we'll get the librarian to chip in. I think the current nude games are getting to her.

 

[The_Universe]

In situations like this, I'd generally say "you pay for your vote" or something like that. If you want to put in a couple of dollars, you get to help decide the specifics of whatever we're chipping in for. If you don't pay, you don't get a vote. We don't do t-shirts, but we do have a "private" forum here at ENworld. My wife and I ended up paying for the whole thing, so we control the way it works, etc.

 

[Driddle]

My apologies! I just looked on page 568 of the PHB, and saw the requirements for the t-shirts. Wow, you'd think a rules lawyer would have pointed this out to me!

I think I'm going to go with the party roles briefs instead. ... I guess we'll get the librarian to chip in. I think the current nude games are getting to her.

Now I think you're possibly ridiculing me. You're joshing, right? :\

 

[ThoughtBubble]

I suppose that if we had a 'party leader' t-shirt, I'd pay for it. The DM hosts, another player brings food (I chip in for cokes), another player drives (and hauls two of us along), so it's reallllly up to the remaining ones of us to pick it up.

Now, most likely, I'd see about grabbing a bundle deal, selling everyone on the T-shirt idea, and then picking them all up myself after getting 'donations'.

 

[fredramsey]

Clarification

How do you handle this at your game table -- Is the leadership role considered an honor, and thus the T-shirt expense is shared by all? Or is it a personal investment that shows the player takes his responsibility seriously?

Sorry, but considering the above paragraph that implies that everyone has t-shirts for their party leaders, I thought for sure he was joking. My bad.