Rewarding DMs

[ElCadaver]

I would like to point out, that giving DMs tangible rewards for DMing might prompt people to become DMs for the wrong reasons, in order to get the same kind of rewards. Whatever it may be.

If you want to thank a DM, thank them, like many people have said. When I used to DM, having people actually talk about the events I did IC, send my "thank you"'s over tells, and generally take an interest, was the reward.

People DM because they are storytellers. The most flattering thing you can do for them is to be excited and involved with the tale.

Amen.

...and give them phat lewt for their PC's

[Mirabai]

This:

People DM because they are storytellers. The most flattering thing you can do for them is to be excited and involved with the tale.

Also, I demand a coffee mug.

[Curmudgeon]

This:

People DM because they are storytellers. The most flattering thing you can do for them is to be excited and involved with the tale.

Also, I demand a coffee mug.

http://www.cafepress.com/alfashop.370589623

[Mirabai]

This:

People DM because they are storytellers. The most flattering thing you can do for them is to be excited and involved with the tale.

Also, I demand a coffee mug.

http://www.cafepress.com/alfashop.370589623

One that I don't pay for! And that has my name on it and something quippy!


Bah, excited and involved PCs will do

[Brokenbone]

$22 for a mug seems steep... unless four or five factionmates split the cost, and maybe customized it a little further, not necessarily from the cafepress site. "DM JOE, THANKS FOR THE BEHOLDER!" or some other inside joke, hey, treasured heirloom.

[Regas]

I think we need to review the coffee mug priceing scripts with standards

[Rotku]

Cafe press is always expensive...

[Mick]

I think we need to review the coffee mug priceing scripts with standards

Then, after six months a price will be agreed upon. Oh, and rest assured no one you know will be able to afford it. Alternatively, it will be nerfed to a single use coffee mug that you can afford.

[ElCadaver]

This thread has be hijacked from me stirring the pot to a conversation about mug pricing standards!

....There is NO WAY I would buy a single use mug.. it would at least have to have charges and be rechargable.

[Rotku]

What about one just for RP purposes, without any technical use?

[NickD]

Just so I'm clear on this Nick, what I'm suggesting are one off events and temporary pcs, so starting at 5th level (or 11th for that matter) would not mean getting to play 5th level pcs in alfa live.

I was actually referring to a topic started a year or three ago along the same lines, where it was suggested that DMs should get xXP for building an area, yXP for creating an NPC, and so on.

I pointed out that a builder like indio would be eligible to start a PC at around level 5 or 6 and thought that would be a bit excessive.


I still don't think my idea of giving DMs the equivalent of an RPXP script reward to their PC is such a silly idea if we are to looking at rewarding DMs. It's not going to make people join the DM ranks for the XP, because they can get earn just as much standing around chatting with other characters in game as they would get for DMing the same amount of time. And either way, ~1.7XP/IG hour is not going to break the bank.

But I'm unlikely to take up the mantle of DM on either of the current two servers any time soon, so it's not really an issue close to my heart.

[CloudDancing]

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[Mirabai]

+1 to Cloud

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[Veilan]

Then, after six months a price will be agreed upon. Oh, and rest assured no one you know will be able to afford it. Alternatively, it will be nerfed to a single use coffee mug that you can afford.

I resent your flawed representation of our work. Everyone knows that it'd be nine months, minimum.