Again, we here at Rook and Rasp have guidelines and expectations as to the level of quality we want to see in a stream – as should you! There are two levels of expectation that we usually maintain for shows community-style and professional-style. Professional in extension of Community and for a show to fit within that paradigm it must meet the previous requirements first:
PLAYERS AND GMS FOR ALL COMMUNITY-LEVEL SHOWS MUST HAVE:
O A WORKING WEB CAMERA CAPABLE OF HD/1080 RESOLUTION,
O A RELIABLE SET OF HEADPHONES OR EARBUDS (NO SPEAKERS),
O A MICROPHONE (ONE FROM A GAMER HEADSET IS PERMISSIBLE, FROM A CAMERA IS NOT),
O A GOOD, HARDWIRED INTERNET CONNECTION,
O THE SPACE TO SET UP A CAMERA TO A STANDARD DISTANCE AND POSITION TO ENSURE QUALITY,
PLAYER AND GMS FOR ALL PROFESSIONAL-LEVEL REQUIREMENTS WILL LIKELY INCLUDE:
O A GREENSCREEN OR BACKDROP FOR EVERYONE ON CAMERA,
O COSTUMING OR WARDROBE REQUIREMENTS,
O A RING LIGHT OR OTHER SPECIALIZED LIGHTING,
O MULTIPLE PRACTICE SESSIONS AND/OR GROUP IMPROV ROLEPLAY PRIOR TO STORY LAUNCH.
These are not guidelines that decide compensation but are instead levels of expectation that should be set well in advance of the session zero for the players, GM, and production staff. At the same time whatever declarations and expectations are set for a show during planning should be treated as nonnegotiable.
