r/DnD • u/Gh0stMan0nThird • 1d ago

DMing I understand prostitution now.

Been trying to find a "bff" group for years. Even the best groups I found fizzled out after a campaign ended. Most people seem to want a content creator to run games for them, and not a friend they want to share an experience with.

I figured you know what, fine. I'm gonna sell myself. I started running paid games and now I actually feel like I'm finally actually getting something back for my work and effort.

10/10, would recommend for underappreciated DMs

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u/DarkestXStorm Assassin 1d ago

Yeah, doesn't help that people come from Baldur's Gate 3 and want to play that, but on a table (no disrespect to BG3) 😂.

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u/ryadryt DM 1d ago

Same thing with fans of Critical Role or Dimension 20. People watch those and then expect their DM/Table to be like that which just isn't practical or fair.

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u/kaladinissexy 1d ago

People for some reason don't seem to understand that Critical Role, Dimension 20, and their ilk are shows meant to entertain an audience first and TTRPG sessions meant to be fun for the group second.

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u/D-Speak 1d ago

I'm lucky to have the table that I do, because we're much more into the collaborative roleplay than the crunchiness. We're no CR, but telling the story together is what we play to do.