DnD 3.5/4th ed and pathfinder GM for hire

Ok guys I am starting to sell my services as a GM. My rate is $7.25 per player for a 4 hour block. Game sizes are generally 4 PC's but accommodations can be made for premade groups that are larger than this. I do all my own adventures so you know you probably will not have played what I lay out before. I have been in the 3.5 game for over 10 years with 6 of them as a DM. If you have questions feel free to post them here. <a href="http://www.gmguild.weebly.com" rel="nofollow">www.gmguild.weebly.com</a>

So what would people get for that? Edit: You might want to show of some of your work before asking money for it ;)

I'm working on a website and sample dungeon that will better show that. You will get prepared GM who comes with maps and encounters. I will be online promptly when your game starts (keep in mind I live in the CST zone). Communication preference is up to the players we can do text or voice or a combination of both.

One thing that troubles me is you have been on this site for 2 years and only played 72 hours. Actually I jumped to conclusions, it is actually 72 entire hours spent playing or creating games in roll20.............not really sure I would pay for that. My current GM spent over 140 logged hours in editor creating a dungeon that took us 3 months to beat. I guess I am questioning the quality or effort put into your craft and familiarity with roll20. Mark me as interested though, would love to see that website and sample dungeon...........now you have me thinking I should just try to hire my current GM, he has done everything you mentioned for free thus far and has literally dumped hundreds of hours into creating a world to house our adventures.

Yup, been on the site less than 7 months and I already have over 380+ hours logged into roll20 creating and running games.

It takes a lot of time and effort to be a good DM..........actually to be even an average DM takes a lot of time. Especially when you implement journal tabs and handouts with your maps. I like to actually create journal tabs describing and including a picture of all the enemies, NPCs, Cities, Towns and monsters encountered.

Aristotle said: One thing that troubles me is you have been on this site for 2 years and only played 72 hours. Actually I jumped to conclusions, it is actually 72 entire hours spent playing or creating games in roll20.............not really sure I would pay for that. My current GM spent over 140 logged hours in editor creating a dungeon that took us 3 months to beat. I guess I am questioning the quality or effort put into your craft and familiarity with roll20. Mark me as interested though, would love to see that website and sample dungeon...........now you have me thinking I should just try to hire my current GM, he has done everything you mentioned for free thus far and has literally dumped hundreds of hours into creating a world to house our adventures. You might want to give your DM a subscription for the holidays or a token pack or something. Sounds like you have a fantastic thing going. :)

Aaron said: It takes a lot of time and effort to be a good DM..........actually to be even an average DM takes a lot of time. Especially when you implement journal tabs and handouts with your maps. I like to actually create journal tabs describing and including a picture of all the enemies, NPCs, Cities, Towns and monsters encountered. Really? you know in the 12 years I've been playing that never crossed my mind. One thing I will point out is I'm asking less than minimum wage though. If you wish to continue to do it for free that is your business . Aristotle said: One thing that troubles me is you have been on this site for 2 years and only played 72 hours. Actually I jumped to conclusions, it is actually 72 entire hours spent playing or creating games in roll20.............not really sure I would pay for that. My current GM spent over 140 logged hours in editor creating a dungeon that took us 3 months to beat. I guess I am questioning the quality or effort put into your craft and familiarity with roll20. Mark me as interested though, would love to see that website and sample dungeon...........now you have me thinking I should just try to hire my current GM, he has done everything you mentioned for free thus far and has literally dumped hundreds of hours into creating a world to house our adventures. So because I spent more time in the room with my players than on the internet that degrades my quality of work? Oh and before roll20 I was using OSG game table so while you guys obviously have your opinions don't come here to bash on someone you don't know.

Like I said I am interested, just was a little concerned. Would love to see a dungeon or know really anything about what you would be running.

You should upload the sample dungeon asap. Besides that I'd also upload a sample session so people can get a feel for how you DM. Building a dungeon isn't very difficult. Actually DM'ing it well is.

I would be very interested in playing in a Pathfinder gestalt game and would be willing to pay my share of the GM's fees, but I have some questions/concerns that would need to be addressed first. What if one of the fellow players were obnoxious or if two players in the party did not get along, how would you handle that situation? Would you be ok booting a paying customer even if you could not replace him? What if I play, and I am patient and give you a couple weeks to show what you can do, and I end up not liking your style of GMing or worse, you end up sucking as a GM? Do you offer a money back guarantee? How long does a person have to get a refund? What times/days would you be willing to run? What timezone are you in? I think there is more than enough interest to get a gestalt Pathfinder game going, it seems to be a very low served game type since it can be difficult to GM well. I have no problem paying for playing, if the game is good, but for hire GMs are a relatively new idea and most players are kids that don't have any money, so not sure if paying will fly in the short term anyways. IMO, it is the future of the game, I have played for years and when Living Greyhawk was around, I went to conventions and payed to play all over the country. Let me know if you get a Pathfinder game going, count me as interested. Dan