A lot of that was well said and much of it is very true of the work. As someone who does this full time I feel what you said of what to expect entering this space was very spot on. I myself really enjoy what I do, but I find quite a few of people don't get that it's not always the game you the GM want. People also don't realize the extra prep of being a business in general which surprises me. All that said I make a living doing what I love, even if I need to mask my personal thoughts on some game systems. Just a thought that was missed, you can team up with other Storytellers to make collabs to help attract more people and handle overflow. You ever want to chat about the subject just reach out.
I'll make sure to do so! I'm still hoping to get some guests on, once we can manage to actually get the channel monetized... sadly, we're still 400+ hours of watched content away from THAT goal. But striving a little bit closer every month!
I have been a game master at Nova Con and Aggie Con for several years in the 1980s and I have had to move around a lot so I have run for a wide range of groups most of it was my own material as it was when I was the head DM at the convention. I was technically a paid game master since I was given a convention pass for free. I have been tempted to be a paid game master, I have been told that I am a real good game master by on the order of 50 people. I just don't feel that what I offer isn't good enough for me to get paid for it on a regular basis. Normally, when I play I am the game master and I really enjoy it, but I am not up to Critical Role level. I also think that there is nothing more boring than sitting and watching some people play. That's why whenever someone brings a friend to one of my games I make sure that they get an NPC to play so they can get the joy of total immersion.
Nice. Always a treat with the tabletop mercenary insight and wisdom to share. I think this can be a decent occupation if it is a passion someone wants to do. But at the same time, I think it would take away from some of the magic of being with a group that is your fellowship. I for one absolutely cannot stand and very much dislike Critical Role. Quite honestly, I'd rather watch you as a game master than rat mercer. But then again he is just another actor, you are a more overall talented artist and contributor to the realm of "fiction" from what I can see.
A lot of that was well said and much of it is very true of the work. As someone who does this full time I feel what you said of what to expect entering this space was very spot on. I myself really enjoy what I do, but I find quite a few of people don't get that it's not always the game you the GM want. People also don't realize the extra prep of being a business in general which surprises me. All that said I make a living doing what I love, even if I need to mask my personal thoughts on some game systems. Just a thought that was missed, you can team up with other Storytellers to make collabs to help attract more people and handle overflow. You ever want to chat about the subject just reach out.
