> be 26 year old NEET > live with dad > had a few jobs but quit them pretty quickly > dad is real into D&D, he started playing AD&D in like the 80s when 1e first came out > he gets me to run LotFP and D&D 3.5 epic 6 games for him and one of his other oldfag friends > i spend a good 10 hours a week prepping, the rest I spend jacking off > dad has shittons of money so while i don't get much I do have internet and a decent desktop > do all the yardwork and get 100 bucks a month for it > end up with massive miniatures collection > own over 100 D&D books of 3.5, AD&D, and various old school hacks > run sessions 3 nights a week
No end in sight to this, I'll just kill myself when my parents pass away. Literally the best life I can envision, I basically get paid to play D&D, because I'm pretty sure the only reason my dad keeps me around is so i can GM for him. Also I eat fuck-all compared to the average fa/tg/uy who spends 7 bucks a night on dinner alone, my food costs are like 1.50 a day max. So I'm not really costing him much and besides my computer I barely use any electricity. A lot of time I spend prepping and thats with paper pencil and books.
Pic related, LITERALLY me.
Jeremiah James
Sounds pathetic. Get a fucking job.
Daniel Watson
You're not a professional DM, you just have a rich dad.
Jayden White
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Ryder Hernandez
So do you actually hate your life, or not?
Because I'd probably pay someone to DM games for me. And a group. Which I might pay someone to find.
Look, my point is, user, we're all lazy, we just have lucked into different circumstances.
It's up to you to design the life you want and then go after it.
Dylan Cooper
I dunno about turning GMing into a full-time job or anything, but I've seen people looking for paid GMs on Roll20.
Not that you're going to get rich off it, but writing modules might be a bit more lucrative. I have a few PWYW modules up that brought in a couple hundred bucks. I do my own illustrating and mapping, so unless you're good at those things, you might have a small investment there. A ton of people use William McAustland's stuff... Good shit, but I'm really tired of seeing the same images in every production.
Henry Watson
When I was just a lad, looking for my true vocation, my father said "now son, this choice deserves deliberation. While you could be a doctor, or perhaps a financier, my boy why not consider a more challenging career!"
Wyatt Cooper
I'd pay for a kick ass DM just to give my forever DM friend a break.
Liam Walker
My life isnt far off that. >26 >Lose job >girlfriend dumps me >Enroll in university because I have nothing else to do >No friends in class, don't drink dont smoke. >live off student loans and grants. >Join the college gaming club. >Its my only outlet so I spend all my free time prepping for games. >Chose elective modules that make me a better DM like script writing and graphic design.
If I could somehow make a living as a DM I would die happy.
Liam Jenkins
Whoops, that wasn't a reply just a statement, finger slipped but good on you for wanting to give the dm a break.ll
