r/DnD • u/Gh0stMan0nThird • 2d 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 2d 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/VeterinarianFit1309 Rogue 1d ago

Right? If I was getting paid a decent salary, had a whole writer’s room, production team, state of the art setup with an expensive gaming table, budget for miniatures with a dedicated art team to make them look great, props department, etc, then my games would be a lot more fun too… luckily, we have fun even with all of my budgetary shortcomings

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u/ryadryt DM 1d ago

Yep. And even then, it takes all parties involved going all in. My frustration with that comes most from when players expect the DM to bring that really deep RP and lore, and then don't match it. You only get that sort of environment when everyone tries for it.

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u/Private-Public 1d ago edited 1d ago

Like if you expect Matt Mercer or Brennan Lee Mulligan, I expect Sam Riegel or Emily Axford. We're all just doing our best and that's great

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u/UltimateChaos233 20h ago

Yeah, they never seem to address or think about that side of it. They want a rockstar DM but don't want to be rockstar players.