Hiring a Game Master

Book a paid GM to run a game for your group — how it works, what it costs, and what happens if it does not.

EveryoneUpdated September 15, 2026

Some people run games for a living, or for a bit extra. If your group wants someone to run a campaign — or a one-shot for a birthday, or a first session to teach everyone a new system — Game Masters lists members who do it.

The Book a GM page listing three Game Masters with their per-seat or per-session rate, the systems they run, and whether they play online or in person. — Book a GM. Rates, systems and online-or-in-person are on every card.

Finding one

Each listing says what they run, whether it is online or in person, and their price and terms: how long a session is, the group size, what's included and when you can cancel for a refund. The price comes from the GM's scheduled games when there are any, so it is what a seat actually costs; otherwise it is their usual rate. GM listings are reviewed by us before they go live, so what you are browsing has at least had a human look at it.

Reviews come from people who actually booked. A GM cannot delete a bad one, though they can reply to it once — see the review rules.

Booking

Talk first
Use Ask this GM a question on their profile to say what your group wants: system, tone, how experienced everyone is, when you can play. Only the GM sees it, and their price and terms sit at the top of the conversation. The best GM for a table of nervous first-timers is not always the one with the most reviews.
Book and pay
Payment goes through Waypoint Realms, then on to the GM. Your card details never reach them. Never pay a GM any other way: a payment made outside Waypoint isn't covered by the refund terms, and a GM who asks for one can be reported as Scam or fraud.
Play
The session appears in your calendar like any other.
Leave a review
Afterwards. It is the main thing the next group has to go on.

We take nothing

Waypoint Realms currently charges no platform fee on paid GM bookings, and we cover the card processing — the GM keeps what you pay. We would rather there were GMs to book than a cut of a market that does not exist yet.

If a session does not happen

The GM cancels — you are refunded.
You cancel — the game's refund rule applies. It is shown before you pay, and the GM's usual cancellation window is on their profile.
Something went wrong during the game — report it. A paid GM is held to the code of conduct like anyone else, and a GM who takes money and does not show loses their listing.

Is this the same as the AI Game Master?

No. The AI Game Master is software that runs a campaign for you, metered in credits. This is a person. They are good at different things: the AI is available at 2am on a Tuesday and never cancels; a human reads the room.

Still stuck? Browse all help or contact us. To report someone or something, use the report action on the relevant profile, post, or session — it sends us the context automatically.