Tag: ttrpg

Episode 76: Capes & Crooks: A 5E Superhero RPG from Crit Academy

Episode 76: Capes & Crooks: A 5E Superhero RPG from Crit Academy

Posted on by Tim Ludy

Greetings Entreprenerds!

This week I talk with Justin Handlin from Crit Academy about Capes & Crooks: A 5E Superhero RPG live now on Kickstarter! Justin and Crit Academy have published dozens of DMsGuild products and successfully launched Memorable Monsters on Kickstarter last year. Capes & Crooks is a brand new 5e superhero RPG. Customize your own unique characters with powers, roles, origins & alter-egos. Check out the Kickstarter.

Listen on iTunes or Stitcher.

Capes & Crooks is live now on Kickstarter until July 29th. Check out the campaign now!

For more about Crit Academy, check out my interview with Justin, Ian and Brandon where we talk all about their podcast and Patreon: Episode 43: Crit Academy

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!

Episode 75: The Marketing Campaign for Anyone Can Wear the Mask byJeff Stormer

Episode 75: The Marketing Campaign for Anyone Can Wear the Mask byJeff Stormer

Posted on by Tim Ludy

Greetings Entreprenerds!

My guest this week is podcaster and game designer, Jeff Stormer. Jeff hosts the Party of One Podcast, an actual play podcast focused on two-player RPG experiences. He is also the designer of over a dozen RPGs such as Mission Accomplished! and Big Fight Feel.

In this episode, we talk about the marketing campaign for his new game, Anyone Can Wear the Mask, a tabletop RPG about a superhero, a supervillain, and the city they share.

Listen on iTunes or Stitcher.

  • 1:00 My Dad’s Monster Manual by James Introcaso on DMsGuild
  • 4:00 How Jeff got started playing TTRPGs
  • 7:30 What Jeff learned from launching past indie RPGs
  • 11:30 Lessons from Kickstarter that can be applied to any marketing launch
  • 14:00 Finding and marketing to your target audience
  • 22:00 Anyone Can Wear the Mask TTRPG
  • 24:00 Outreach to comic book influencers
  • 29:00 Pre-launch marketing plan
  • 38:00 Social media and podcast promotion plan
  • 47:00 Being genuine and honest in your expectations

Check out Anyone Can Wear the Mask at jeffstormer.itch.io/mask and follow Jeff at jeffstormer.com and @PartyofOnePod on 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!