Who spends more money on the game? Players or DM's?

[Emirikol]

Just from your groups experiences over the years, who spends more money relevant to your campaigns? DM's or players?

It seems in our games that the DM outspends players about 5:1.

jh

 

[Crothian]

For us it isn't that simple. I think I spend more or tend to then the other guys so it depends on if I'm DMing or a PC. Right now I'm a player and I know I've spent more then the DM but that's because he buys for the campaign and I buy gaming systems. I picked up 10 GURPS books in the past month even though we aren't playing it and that's not something our DM does.

 

[Olaf the Stout]

Crothian seems to be "stealing" all my answers today!

I am DM'ing at the moment but I think that if I was playing I would still spend more than whoever was DM'ing. Only one player in the group actually owns a 3.5E PHB!

Having said that I think that I would buy more books when I DM than when I play because I am buying both DM-type books and Player-type books. If I was just playing I would obviously only buy Player-type books.

Olaf the Stout

 

[Evilhalfling]

hmm I (DM) spend far more than 2 of my players - including one who runs his own game, but am out spent in turn by more than 2:1 by the married couple that I game with.

 

[rom90125]

I am the lone DM in our group and I easily outspend the players 10:1. In fact, I can't remember the last time a player bought a resource for our campaign. I do have to admit, however, one of the players had a nice collection of books before I started the campaign and he has been extremely gracious in allowing the group (including me) the use of his books.

 

[gunter uxbridge]

As the DM for my group, I do, but it is by choice more than anything else. I just put aside the seven or eight hours of overtime I make each month and budget that into my gaming. If I don't have the OT, I don't spend it.

 

[Henrix]

I'm generally the DM for two groups, and if we do not count one of the players who sometimes DMs, I spend more than the rest of them do together.

 

[MerricB]

Me.

The DMs of the group tend to buy more than the non-DMs. That said, with Wizards excellent series of player-themed books (Complete books, Spell Compendium, etc), I've seen more purchases of D&D books in this edition than in previous editions by non-DMs.

Cheers!

 

[pogre]

Just from your groups experiences over the years, who spends more money relevant to your campaigns? DM's or players?

It seems in our games that the DM outspends players about 5:1.

jh

Relevant to my campaign? Me, the DM, of course. Gaming stuff in general? I have a couple of players who probably outspend me.

 

[Umbran]

I think,in the past two years, my players collectively may actually have out-spent me on our D&D game. But that is mostly because they chose to buy a number of books for me as holiday and birthday gifts. In terms of purchases for themselves, I pretty clearly spend more than they do.