You don't need to pay, it just makes it look like it. Go through the account creation process and instead of checking one of the boxes scroll all the way to the bottom and hit create account.

My D:OS Mods:
Dunamis - A 15 hour Adventure Mod for D:OS EE

A Necromancer's Crusade - 10 hour adventure mod for D:OS EE

4 Character Creation (EE)