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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Dollars & Dragons Podcast This time we had on Andie MargoMods (they/them) a game designer with experience in 5e subclasses, adventures, and magic items. We talk crowdfunding, freelancing, and general business practice for TTRPG. Check out their latest work on Kickstarter. Funding for this campaign ends in a couple days! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/margomods/exoecology-for-monster-hunters
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So many workshops, so little time! Welcome to the best week of your life! You can now have a real shot at “making it” on StartPlaying Games by attending workshops by some of the most experienced Game Masters on the internet! SPG has put together a roster of free workshops (to you) and compensated us…
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Equip your +1 sign and roll for initiative, hero! As Americans prepare for the looming threat of stagflation, worry not – international GMs suffer from the dropping value of the American dollar, too! Surviving an economic crunch typically comes down to value provided and attention to a shifting market. Our greatest enemy as forever-freelancing laborers…
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Dollars & Dragons Podcast Ahoy adventurers! I was pleased to run into Hannah Rose (she/her) at Big Bad Con in 2023 and managed to get her to agree to come onto the podcast to talk about her work in the TTRPG industry. You might know her from her contributions to MCDM’s work such as Arcadia…
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Or any number of TTRPGs Hey y’all, quick newsletter to share that I’m participating in the Start Playing Games Daggerheart launch event. I’ll be running Learn To Play one shots and offering a dark horror campaign. In addition, you can still find the same hits such as 5e Strahd or Exandria, Heart, and Vampire: The…
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Dollars & Dragons Podcast This time I had on Chris Bissette (they/them) who has written for Fallout, Pathfinder, Discworld, MCDM, and also has a massive indie library to peruse. We chat about printing, indie design, freelancing, bouncing at a bar, AI grift and everything in between. Note: Recorded in 2023! A bit late in publishing…
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Dollars & Dragons Podcast This time I had on Lucia Seersword (she/her) who is a young Filipina entrepreneur with two successful crowdfunding campaigns under her belt. It was a real pleasure to speak to her and I took away so many important lessons. You may have heard of The Islands of Sina Una or its…
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Dollars & Dragons Podcast Returning to form is one of TTRPG’s premiere designers, Banana Chan (she/they/he) launches a crowdfunding campaign for a game aimed at scaring the shit out of you while you play alone in a dark room. Knockoff is the sequel to Forgery, part of a series of journaling games that will creep…
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Dollars & Dragons Podcast This time I have on Blood On My Name co-creators Kienna Shaw (she/they) and Jason Cutrone (he/him). We chat about what I personally love about the game, what their process was for its creation, its inspiration, and what solo journaling games are as a medium. Blood On My Name is a…
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Dollars & Dragons Podcast This time I have on James J. Haeck (they/them) who uses storytelling on the podcast to educate us how designers can forge their own path. After getting started via Matt Colville videos, James goes through their beginnings as a creative in the industry and how to position yourself to “make it”.…