I want to get into paid DMing, and I just read an article on Nerdarchy.com that recommends:
"Go into this business with a small group of people who easily get along, but have different tastes. More diversity among your business partners provides a larger assortment of games for players to choose from. Your customers will be happy if you can say 'my game may not be for you but my buddy is running a game that seems your style.' This way you don’t lose customers.
An increased number of GMs means more games being run, which is a boost to income. Furthermore, you and your business partners can work on a collaborative world. By sharing ideas and perspectives you are all spending less time planning your games and more time playing them."
Does anyone know of such a group? If not, would anyone like to start one?
There are several Paid DM Collectives that you can find by googling. However, whether or not it's worth the paperwork depends on how into paid DMing you're hoping to get, and whether you're focusing on Online or In Person games. If you're just wanting to do the occasional session, then it may be easier to test the waters on your own. If you're wanting to do several sessions a week, then it might be worth joining one of these groups. It's also worth DMing for your local Adventurer's League for a while, so that you can become familiar with navigating less predictable rotating groups.
For most people, DMing is not a very profitable venture when all is said and done, so don't expect to quit your day job unless you have other forms of passive income.
There are several Paid DM Collectives that you can find by googling. However, whether or not it's worth the paperwork depends on how into paid DMing you're hoping to get, and whether you're focusing on Online or In Person games. If you're just wanting to do the occasional session, then it may be easier to test the waters on your own. If you're wanting to do several sessions a week, then it might be worth joining one of these groups. It's also worth DMing for your local Adventurer's League for a while, so that you can become familiar with navigating less predictable rotating groups.
For most people, DMing is not a very profitable venture when all is said and done, so don't expect to quit your day job unless you have other forms of passive income.
Thank you! I decided I'd rather run for friends than clients.