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Episode 74: Creating D&D Content with Justice Arman

Posted on November 23, 2020November 23, 2020 by Tim Ludy

Greetings Entreprenerds!

My guest this week is Justice Arman. In addition to penning best-selling DMs Guild adventure supplements such as Devil’s Advocate: A Guide to Infernal Contracts, Justice works for Beadle & Grimm’s Pandemonium Warehouse, where he works on boxed sets like the Legendary Edition of Curse of Strahd and the Gold Edition for Eberron: Rising from the Last War. He has also written for D&D Adventurer’s League and MCDM’s Arcadia.

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In this episode we discuss:

3:00 How Justice got started writing Dungeons and Dragons content
6:30 What his five-year plan looked like
9:00 Building your resume and body of work with specific companies in mind
16:30 Finding success on the DMsGuild
19:30 Importance of collaboration
23:00 Reaching out to other creators
27:30 Marketing work on the DMsGuild
33:00 Managing your geek brand expectations

Links to cool stuff:

I’d really appreciate any feedback either on Twitter @UndertheCapes, in the blog comments or through a rating on iTunes or Stitcher. Thanks and see you soon!

Episode 71: Growing a D&D Brand with Nerdarchy

Posted on June 15, 2020June 15, 2020 by Tim Ludy

Greetings Entreprenerds!

My guests this week are Dave and Ted from Nerdarchy, a multiplatform content creator focused on Dungeons & Dragons and other tabletop roleplaying games. They have over 3,300 videos on YouTube with advice, guides, reviews and other D&D related content. They also provide content through Patreon, blog posts, Nerdarchy merchandise, adventures and supplements, and last year fully funded their first Kickstarter for Out of the Box: Encounters for 5th Edition.

Listen on iTunes or Stitcher.

In this episode, we discuss:

4:00 How Nerdarchy got started
8:30 Creating an efficient production schedule
12:30 Benefits of outlining videos
14:00 Growing Nerdarchy into new channels
19:00 Launching a successful Kickstarter for Out of the Box Encounters
24:00 Organizing Nerdarchy the Convention and postponing to 2021
29:00 Future plans for Nerdarchy
31:00 Engaging with fans at conventions
35:00 Building collaborations
43:00 Importance of starting a business you are passionate about

Be sure to check out Nerdarchy at Nerdarchy.com and follow them on Youtube at Nerdarchy and Nerdarchy Live.

I’d really appreciate any feedback either on Twitter @UndertheCapes, in the blog comments or through a rating on iTunes or Stitcher. Thanks and see you soon!

Episode 65: Publishing D&D Books with Sly Flourish

Posted on February 25, 2020June 14, 2020 by Tim Ludy

Greetings Entreprenerds!

My guest this week is Mike Shea aka Sly Flourish, the author and publisher of The Lazy Dungeon Master, Sly Flourish’s Fantastic Adventures, and many other Dungeons and Dragons adventures and resource books. His books, blog and YouTube channel provide resources for Fifth Edition Dungeons and Dragons to help build the better D&D dungeon master.

His newest book, Ruins of the Grendleroot, provides a series of Fifth Edition adventures in an undermountain setting that can be easily added to any established setting or homebrewed world.

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5:00 Getting starting with D&D book publishing
15:00 Scheduling work around a day job
20:00 What goes into Publishing books
33:00 Kickstarting book projects
45:00 Finding your own model for success vs following others
55:00 Managing the stress level of your side hustle

Learn more about Mike at SlyFlourish.com

I’d really appreciate any feedback either on Twitter @UndertheCapes, in the blog comments or through a rating on iTunes or Stitcher. Thanks and see you soon!

Episode 61: Monetizing a YouTube Channel with How to Be a Great GM

Posted on November 6, 2019 by Tim Ludy

Greetings Entreprenerds!

My guest this week is Guy Sclanders, the host of How to Be a Great GM, a YouTube channel focusing on providing GM tips, guides and insights to improve roleplaying sessions as a game master and player character. He is also the Host and Dungeon Master for Wizards of the Coast’s live play Dungeons and Dragons show Descent Into Avernus Blood War and Ghosts of Saltmarsh Call of the Kraken. His second book, The Complete Guide to Nautical Campaigns, just completed its Kickstarter run at 259% funding.

Listen on iTunes or Stitcher.

In this episode we discuss:

3:00 How long it took to see success with YouTube
9:00 Making YouTube a full-time job
12:00 The Complete Guide to Creating Epic Campaigns and The Complete Guide to Nautical Campaigns books
16:30 Launching a book through Kickstarter
32:00 Evaluating and refocusing their projects
37:00 Importance of doing what you love
43:00 What monetization strategies haven’t worked
56:00 Getting in front of new audiences
1:01:00 Competition in the new YouTube space
1:06:00 Best starting video and audio equipment
1:11:00 Only create things you would buy

Be sure to follow How to Be a Great GM on YouTube and find Guy everywhere else at GreatGameMaster.com

I’d really appreciate any feedback either on Twitter @UndertheCapes, in the blog comments or through a rating on iTunes or Stitcher. Thanks and see you soon!

Episode 58: Organizing Live D&D Events with The Role Initiative

Posted on September 3, 2019June 14, 2020 by Tim Ludy

Greetings Entreprenerds!

My guests this week are The Role Initiative. Started at PAX East 2016, The Role Initiative is a non-profit that organizes Dungeons and Dragons Adventurers League events for over a dozen conventions and many more game stores.

At PAX Unplugged 2018 they organized over 150 Dungeon Masters and volunteers. TRI also provides their own Convention Created Content adventure modules for a unique experience at each event. They also work with companies like D&DBeyond and Acquisitions Incorporated to improve their content and experiences. I talk with Vice President, Deb Berlin; Director and CCC Coordinator, Eric Boaen; and Operations Coordinator, Garrett Colón.

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5:00 How the team got into D&D and how The Role Initiative got started
11:00 Organizing Adventurer’s League events
13:00 Learning how to handle different styles of gaming conventions
16:30 Coordinating over 100 volunteers
19:30 Tactics for recruiting volunteers
24:00 Staying active in the community
27:00 Producing Convention Created Content D&D adventure modules
33:00 Working with D&D Beyond
35:30 Future plans for The Role Initiative

Be sure to visit TheRoleInitiative.org and follow on Twitter @_RoleInitiative, @DM_GMC, @TheBearlinWall, and @Zandvor.

I’d really appreciate any feedback either on Twitter @UndertheCapes, in the blog comments or through a rating on iTunes or Stitcher. Thanks and see you soon!

Episode 55: D&D Game Design and Podcasting with James Introcaso

Posted on June 4, 2019June 4, 2019 by Tim Ludy

Greetings entreprenerds!

My guest this week is James Introcaso, game designer, blogger, and podcaster. He currently hosts the Table Top Babble podcast and is the Game Master for the Demonplague podcast on the Don’t Split the Podcast Network. He writes weekly about Dungeons and Dragons and game design on his ENnie-winning World Builder Blog. He is also a professional game designer who works with Wizards of Coast, Roll20, Kobold Press, and more.

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Be sure to follow James on Twitter @JamesIntrocaso and on Patreon.

I’d really appreciate any feedback either on Twitter @UndertheCapes, in the blog comments or through a rating on iTunes or Stitcher. Thanks and see you soon!

Episode 52: Revamping Your Podcast with D&D Character Lab

Posted on March 25, 2019March 25, 2019 by Tim Ludy

Greeting Entreprenerds!

My guest this week is Garin from D&D Character Lab. Each week, Garin and Dan create Dungeons and Dragons characters and debate their validity on their podcast. The podcast features character classes available in various Wizards of the Coast and third-party published supplements and discusses them in a really entertaining format. The show is now over 2 years old and is a great resource for players and Dungeon Masters of D&D Fifth Edition.

I first learned about D&D Character Lab when I interviewed Crit Academy in Episode 43.

Listen on iTunes or Stitcher.

In this episode we discuss:

4:00 How D&D Character Lab got started
6:00 Their v2.0 2019 revamp
9:00 Keeping your podcast fresh and fun for you
10:30 Assessing your podcast’s strengths and weaknesses
14:30 Engaging with the D&D community and being guests on other podcasts
21:00 Launching Patreon and learning as they went
25:00 Future plans for D&D Character Lab
28:00 Importance of doing what you love and being genuine

Some of the other great shows and people in the Dungeons and Dragons community we talked about:

Be sure to follow D&D Character Lab on Twitter and Facebook and support them on Patreon for even more access.

If you’re at PAX East this weekend I’ll be there all four days as a dungeon master with The Role Initiative! TRI will be running a number of D&D Adventurers League games from 11am-midnight every day. Here is my schedule for the week:

Thurs 10PM CCC-TRI-30 Remnant of a Dream
Fri 3PM CCC-TRI-32 Casks and Caskets
Fri 6PM CCC-TRI-33 Matters of Life and Death
Sat 1PM CCC-TRI-30 Remnant of a Dream
Sat 6PM CCC-TRI-30 Remnant of a Dream
Sun 11AM CCC-TRI-32 Casks and Caskets

I’d really appreciate any feedback either on Twitter @UndertheCapes, in the blog comments or through a rating on iTunes or Stitcher. Thanks and see you soon!

Episode 43: Crit Academy

Posted on May 15, 2018 by Tim Ludy

Greetings Entreprenerds!

My guests this week are Justin, Ian and Brandon from Crit Academy, a Dungeons and Dragons podcast that provides guidance to players and DMs to help improve their games and inspire them with new creative content. The show offers adventure giveaways, new game concepts, educational material and many entertaining guests from the D&D community.

Listen on iTunes or Stitcher.

In this episode we discuss:

How Crit Academy got started
How they keep Crit Nation engaged through Patreon, listener questions, giveaways, etc.
The importance of the segments of their show
How the podcast has opened up other opportunities like contributing to Monsters of the Guild
Future plans for Crit Academy
Much more…

To support a new program to help special needs kids build social skills through Dungeons and Dragons, head to Gofundme.com/critacademyhelps

Be sure to follow Crit Academy on Facebook and Twitter.

I’d really appreciate any feedback either on Twitter @UndertheCapes, in the blog comments or through a rating on iTunes or Stitcher. Thanks and see you soon!