Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Thanks to Czepeku for sponsoring the Legends Society liveplay at GenCon 2025! Check out their maps, scenes, and tokens: czepeku.com

Thanks to everyone who spoke to me for this video! Here’s where to find these pro game masters:
► BILLDOW
https://startplaying.games/gm/gm-billdow
► ALLIE GORIE
alliegoriestories.com
instagram.com/alliegoriestories
► NICO DE GALLO
https://linktr.ee/itsnicodegallo
► MATTHEW BEST
infinite-citadel.com
► SETH of THE DELIBERATE MYTH
thedeliberatemyth.com
► VAL of @corkboardsandcuriosities

Also thanks to Devon Chulick, Nicole Winters, Antonio from @pointyhatstudios, Jeremy Torres, and Kevin in Boston.

► Interested in STARTPLAYING?
Find games at https://startplaying.games
Become a GM on StartPlaying: https://startplaying.games/become-a-pro-dungeon-master

★ Edited by Bia
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Assistant editor: @TheADHDM

► INDEX
0:00 Intro
0:25 How much do paid GMs make?
6:30 Who is paying for games?
10:45 Thanks to Czepeku
12:00 Why pay for games?
13:10 How to vet GMs
18:30 Could you be a paid GM?
23:30 Where to start paid GMing
26:45 Other types of paid GMing
31:35 Should paid GMing exist?

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