StartPlaying
Tabletop RPGs Run by Professional Game Masters
StartPlaying is an online marketplace that connects players with professional, paid Game Masters for tabletop roleplaying games like D&D and Pathfinder across various virtual tabletop platforms. Players can browse over 5,000 GMs by game system, play style, and schedule, then book and pay directly through the platform. It also offers corporate team-building events and is developing a kids/family-focused TTRPG experience.
GMs list their games and set their own prices; players browse, book, and pay for sessions through the platform.
Tabletop RPG players and professional Game Masters
Background.
- Status
- launched
- Business model
- marketplace
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