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 ep we talk to Lyla Fujiwara (she/her) who was a developer for Google and has since moved into tabletop industry. We talk about Big Bad Con, networking, freelancing, project management, and much more! Also Lyla asks me questions about pro GMing. LINKS: https://www.jarofeyes.com/ https://www.dmsguild.com/product/427134/Out-of-Luck

  • Dollars & Dragons Podcast I’m ecstatic to welcome Ashley Warren (she/her) onto Dollars & Dragons to talk about her freelance work and Storytelling Collective. It’s #1 resource for tabletop creators either just getting started or anywhere shy of industry master – you have something to learn from this platform. This is not a paid advertisement,…

  • Dollars & Dragons Podcast I had a wonderful sit down with Robert (he/him) who is one of the most experienced Dark Sun GMs and writers in the world. We talked about the setting itself, Adventure League content, being a community manager, his podcast, and much more! Links: athas.org Twitter (https://twitter.com/Raddu76) Bone, Stone, and Obsidian (https://cast.athas.org/podcasts/bso)…

  • Dollars & Dragons Podcast We had the great Nala J. Wu on the podcast! Recorded on January 11th, heheh – sorry, got quite the pod backlog. We talk about working as an artist, Nala’s start in college, freelancing work, being an Art Director, and more! Combat Wheelchair art: https://twitter.com/naladraws/status/1611506845465841666/photo/1 Other Links: https://naladraws.com/ https://twitter.com/NalaWu https://twitter.com/naladraws

  • Some insight & solutions for people not joining your games Here it comes. The long dry spell of the summer break. People are going outside, sneezing their lungs out from the pollen plague, and finding out they don’t fit into the same clothes they used to. That’s tragic – but still more tragic is that…

  • Curated, well-timed sound FX & music Hey y’all! Sorry for my unexpected hiatus. The Vineyard RPG really has sucked my availability for some time but I wanted to jump in here at the tail end of my COVID recovery to chat about the importance of sound in your games. Our principles today are: The Welcome…

  • Check out the new add-ons! Thanks to everyone who has supported us thus far. I’ve been overwhelmed with the amount of work between pro GMing and keeping up with the Kickstarter, but I wanted to share with y’all some add-ons newly available. I’ll get back to regular content here soon. Get involved in helping us…

  • Dollars & Dragons Podcast David Shulman (he/him) is the co-founder of dScryb and we chat about everything from how they got started to what they’re doing now. They routinely publish tens of thousands of words for their ongoing subscribers. LINKS: Affiliate link: https://dscryb.com/friday  (save 10% by using coupon code: FRIDAY) The Vineyard Collection: https://dscryb.com/?s=&ep_filter_nearby=the-vineyard  

  • Your pro GM update Hey y’all! I recently posted in opposition to SPG’s policies concerning AI art for use in their marketplace and consequently had a brief meeting with Devon Chulick, the co-founder of Start Playing Games. NEW SPG ART ASSETS AI art has been all the rage if you scroll through the marketplace on…

  • Use these tips to come in swinging for high-stakes sessions Being able to rise to the occasion of a planned epic moment within a session isn’t accomplished with good improv, it’s properly planning. Your routine does not have to be complex – mine isn’t. Try these techniques to bring your best to the session. The…