Dollars & Dragons

A newsletter and podcast focused on Friday Strout's fiction and tabletop roleplaying games. Featuring top industry contributors from both the professional Game Master scene, game designers, writers, artists, and more!

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  • Talking with Head of Operations and Customer at StartPlaying Games This was released early to my patrons. If you enjoy the podcast please consider supporting me! Siyarin is the Head of Customer and Operations at StartPlaying.Games. We talk about the platform in this ep; Safety Tools, GM trends, customer satisfaction, and tips for success.

  • DM’s Guild, StartPlaying Games, streaming, and more! For this ep we got to chat with V.J. Harris of DM’s Guild bestselling fame! He also performs on Total Party Kiss, Starlight Tales, and you can check out their work on DMs Guild here. Or check out Arcadia or Flee! Mortals  V.J. Harris is working with us…

  • There’s a much better way to conduct business I wouldn’t say that I’m quiet about my stance on AI art. It’s unethical in its current form (and likely will continue to be.) So instead of covering all the things that are better covered by other people… I’ll give you an example of how you can…

  • YouTube, parenting, content creation, and commentors I had the pleasure of chatting with LegalKimchi, D&D YouTuber and actual attorney. We chatted about: Being a parent while juggling content creation and his work on The Vineyard. https://www.youtube.com/@LegalKimchi

  • TTRPG Safety Toolkit, cyberpunk, and The Vineyard I chatted with the badass Kienna Shaw about the TTRPG Safety Toolkit, working on Candlekeep Mysteries, her cyberpunk setting Arcon, and her contributions to the Vineyard! bit.ly/ttrpgsafetytoolkit https://metalweavegames.com/products/arcon twitter.com/KiennaS kiennas.carrd.co If you’d like to support the podcast, consider pre-ordering The Vineyard RPG! https://the-vineyard-rpg.backerkit.com/hosted_preorders?ref=dollarsanddragons

  • What’s it like to LARP? Today we talked with my old buddy Dave who I’ve played games with for 15+ years! We talked about LARPs (live-action roleplay,) old-school RPGs known as MUDs (Multi-User Dungeons), and his contributions to The Vineyard! https://www.profounddecisions.co.uk/

  • Dollars & Dragons Newsletter An NPC can be made memorable with the smallest of details or inflections of ‘character’. Here’s some story-starters for your NPCs so you can remain armed the next time you’re caught flat-footed in a new direction. Drop these, then improv from there! The Highschool Quarterback “Back when I was a young…

  • Hunter from StartPlaying Games! Today we chatted with Hunter Fell who is a member of the StartPlaying Games team! We covered a bit of GenCon experience and the origins of SPG, as well as a brief discussion of networking. https://www.twitch.tv/warlocksandwaffles https://www.youtube.com/@warlocksandwaffles https://startplaying.games/gm/huzzahescapism

  • In search of the fast-track? Welp. Sorry to say… NOPE. But here’s how you do the work: Discover your strengths. Leverage your strengths. Stop listening to people who don’t have a credible track record. Fail humbly. Fail more. Learn from your failures. Capitalize on your successes. You need your business to have longevity. Therefore, you…

  • Their job at Hit Point Press, Shift RPG, Storytelling Collective, being an editor for Uncaged: Goddesses, Big Bad Con 2022, indie publishing, The Vineyard, and their background in journalism. For this ep we have Sebastian on and BOY did we talk about some really cool shit. Topics: Their job at Hit Point Press, Shift RPG,…