Established Group Looking for DM

Game looking for DM to run 5E for a group of ladies of varied experience.  They are an amazing group of women looking for same.  Thank you

I would love to DM for you ladies however since I lost my job I desperately need a source of income and I cant do it for free! 

Thanks anyway

Hit me up at Sloane#5070 on Discord. I am a Dm but more importantly, I run several servers with access to tons of other dms so we might be able to help your group find the right fit. 

Did you find one? I'm not currently running any campaigns so I might be interested in a regular thing depending on days/time zone. PM me with any questions you might have if you haven't locked somebody in yet...

The OP is looking for a female DM, at least that was what Ori pm'ed her group is looking for. She should include that info in her post as well as dates and times of availability.

It's technically a violation of the forum rules to discriminate based on sex or race. You can pick a DM based on whatever criteria you want but advertising it can get you in trouble.

Are you still looking for a DM? PM me if you are and we can try to figure out something if you wish I am female and I run my games for free. If not then have a wonderful day!

We are looking for 3 players to join our CoS game starting Thursday 1900 gmt, female DM free. Let me know if you are interested 

Thank you @taibhsear - your awesome

Yes, yes I am... Good luck finding that non-specific gendered DM you want, lol. P.S. I totally get the female DM thing. The guys in my group are terrible when it comes to female players. Even the ones that aren't hitting them or making sexual jokes say crazy shit most women don't enjoy.

So tell me taibhsear, why is it such a problem for girls to go looking for other girls to game with? Why is it that men get SO unhappy about us wanting to exclude them when they behave the way you have described? I have been accused of being a simp and all kinds of stuff since I started this project. All of the flack comes from young men - ALL OF IT. Please my friend...tell me what the effing problem is? 

Ori said: So tell me taibhsear, why is it such a problem for girls to go looking for other girls to game with? Why is it that men get SO unhappy about us wanting to exclude them when they behave the way you have described? I have been accused of being a simp and all kinds of stuff since I started this project. All of the flack comes from young men - ALL OF IT. Please my friend...tell me what the effing problem is?  I think taibhsear was misremembering this rule: Inclusivity All Looking for Group postings and listings should be in the spirit of inclusion as opposed to exclusion. This will allow you to best attract the gaming group you wish to play with instead of attempting to repel those you don't. Additionally, we ask that you refrain from creating a post seeking someone of a specific different background (such as creed, disability, gender , orientation, race, etc.)  than yourself . While we appreciate a desire for inclusion, such posts specifically targeting a group becomes an issue of tokenism-- looking to fill a spot with someone removed of their individuality save for that specific descriptor. (emphasis mine.) So if you are a woman looking for a woman DM, you are all set. -Adam

Taibhsear is also incorrect in their initial assertion. Keep in mind this isn't my opinion, nor do I agree with this policy, but on Roll20 you're only allowed to advertise for a DM of a certain gender/race/sexual persuasion/etc, if you yourself belong to that category as well. In other words, gay people are allowed to run gay only games, women are allowed to run and advertise for women-only games, and, paradoxically, white people would be allowed to advertise for white-only games.  To Ori I would only say: There aren't many women in the hobby, unfortunately, and even fewer who enjoy being a DM. So I truly wish you good luck finding the one you are looking for. I would say though that in the future, you probably want to start your post off with some more details, so that potential candidates know immediately if they're a good fit. Things like women-only, Saturday evenings EST, or free DMs only, experience level of players and other expectations are useful pieces of information. 

Ori said: So tell me taibhsear, why is it such a problem for girls to go looking for other girls to game with? Why is it that men get SO unhappy about us wanting to exclude them when they behave the way you have described? I have been accused of being a simp and all kinds of stuff since I started this project. All of the flack comes from young men - ALL OF IT. Please my friend...tell me what the effing problem is?  I never said it was. I agreed with you. I just didn't want you to get in trouble for the post. The term simp implies being male, so asking for a female DM would be considered tokenism by the rules. They are stupid rules and I think you should be able to pick your friends by any criteria you want. Young men are filled with hormones and are retarded as a result, unfortunately, they also make up the majority of the community. After DMing for 30 years, I've learned to just go with the flow of the group, whoever they are. I don't ask any questions about my players' origins but voice chat often tells you, male/female. I don't know what race has to do with playing D&D online. I can't tell your race from your voice. I've known blacks with heavy English accents and India as well. I have a player with a thick Russian accent but he lives in Europe. Is he black? White? Green? Why does it matter? We're playing D&D not conquering Asia.

Gentlemen, Thank you all for weighing in and clarifying the conversation. I feel like taibhsear got jacked up because I misunderstood his statement and I am sorry.  Allow me to clarify as well for the sake of transparency and honesty.  I am a woman who admins a server on Discord dedicated to women gamers. I am looking for other women who want to join this server to find other women for support in gaming - any gaming.  Every time I go looking for girls who want to game but are afraid for reasons that everyone who reads this is well aware of - WELL AWARE OF -  I get resistance and downright aggression from men who are angry because they are not invited.  The group I admin does not discriminate against anyone and you are absolutely right taibhsear, race has zero to do with D&D. Thanks for looking out for me by sticking your neck out in response to my post. I appreciate it and apologize that I took your meaning incorrectly.  Online gaming has opened up the doors for all kinds of folks who couldn't previously get the courage together to show up at a table in person. I have been around the game since GURPS. My husband and I laugh about the 'Norner Corner at high school where the real life Stranger Things kids were rolling dice. They were all guys though and I didn't feel comfortable with all the math that was involved but I wanted to play SO bad.  There are lots of women with similar stories.  Our goal is to get comfortable in the game of choice and then show up to compete with tools that deal with our barriers to entry - whatever those may be. In a session zero recently I had the DM mispronounce my characters name. When I corrected him twice he said the following, "Ok fine. From now on your name will be B*** Hofferson" (chosen last name, Viking themed game). Should I have just accepted that? Would you accept that? Would he have said that to you as a man? I don't know but I quit the game. I don't want to accept that kind of behavior in games or in life in general. I'm sorry that guys feel like they have to deal with it but I hear it from a lot of men. They just accept it. "Men are like that".  I am open to allying with men in the pursuit of supporting women who game. How do we do that??  Again, I apologize and I thank you for the conversation. Thank each of you for your perspectives and for risking speaking up. If you are in a game that you feel is safe for a beginner female, let me know and I will post for your game in the server - that's off the top of my head but I am open to collaborating to end the miscommunication in any way that makes sense.  I will be looking for your FRs ;) Ori (she/her)#4567   Thanks,  Ori