- aldantefax
- Oct 10, 2007
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ALWAYS BE MECHFISHIN'
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Patreon is defined as a service for people to support content creators that generate new stuff on a regular basis. You specify an amount to tip, which may have some extra bonuses based on your tip level, and when the person you're being a patron of makes something, you automatically fork over the cash (up to a threshold so you can avoid getting overloaded if someone releases 100 new music dubstep/nightcore tracks in a month or whatever).
Patreon's site has a video which explains this process in likely a better fashion than I am:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wH-IDF809fQ
You may have seen a few people who have made some work on Patreon, and there's likely going to be many more out there who would see this as a novel method to provide fresh content to happy subscribers. Here are some questions for this thread, because I personally don't know a lot about it yet but would like to find out more!
*Note that these questions are not intended to be inflammatory but mostly information that can't be immediately found by browsing through Patreon.
- Who do I throw money at? This is one that I'm personally interested and would like recommendations as far as people creating RPG supplements, new games, and furthering the traditional games hobby in some kind of meaningful fashion. There are a few on this forum, even, who have Patreon accounts set up!
- Who do I avoid throwing money at? I haven't heard of anybody getting burned via Patreon like there are with Kickstarter-type scams or spectacular failures, but is there some kind of shitlist somewhere that people should be apprised of?
- What are your experiences as a patron? Are there particularly rewarding experiences you have had when engaging with content creators you support? Negative experiences?
- What are your experiences as a creator? Does engaging directly with people who are giving you money provide a more useful/intimate experience than Kickstarter or pitching content for review (or direct to market)?
Random insights:
Here's some stuff I heard on the grapevine. Ooh! Gossip!
- Ben Lehman likes Patreon because rather than getting a bunch of money and then having to make a thing, he can make a thing and post it, and get some money that way! (via Ewen Cluney)
RPG-related Patreons:
The following is a list of creators on Patreon that I was aware of clicking around aimlessly while on a lunch break at work in their "Discover" tool. If you have something to add, please send me a PM or post in this thread! If you have something you want me to remove, please talk to me privately.
- RulebookHeavily (Mounted Combat) just got a Patreon set up! What a cool guy. (link)
- Avery MCDALDNO (Monsterhearts, The Quiet Year) has been a success story via Patreon with a dedicated group of patrons. (link)
- Mark DIAZ (FATE Core contributor) has been working on a magazine for FATE-related supplements and material. If FATE is your boat, maybe this guy is in it! (link)
- Epidiah is responsible for Worlds Without Master, another RPG periodical designed for PbtA (*World) type fans. (link)
- Ben LEHMAN (Bliss Stage, Polaris, clover) has a Patreon up too and seems to be enjoying the freedom it gives him. (link)
- Dennis N. SANTANA (Spirits of Eden), while not being strictly RPG-related, is creating serialized fiction and has his Patreon set up for that! (link)
- GamerXP is a site billing itself as a socially-conscious online roleplaying magazine. Some of the more prolific writers and designers on SA's Traditional Games forum have contributed articles too! (link)
- Dyson is the mastermind behind Dyson's Dodecahedron, a fantastic blog with a focus primarily on maps and OSR-related content. (link)
- TerranScapes is a miniatures terrain creator providing video tutorials covering all things terrain-related. (link)
- Johnstone METZGER (Adventures on Dungeon Planet) is on Patreon creating monsters for various systems, namely Labyrinth Lord and Dungeon World. (link)
- Joe BANNER (I'm On A Boat) is churning out Dungeon World content at a respectable clip, and by all accounts it seems that at least 44 people like his stuff! (link
- Topher GERKEY (Princess Drive) does Monsterhearts skins occasionally. He hasn't done much since March 2014, but he may start back up soon. (link) -- Krabkolash
- Quinn MURPHY (At-Will, Thoughtcrime) an industry freelancer working on Five Fires, a game about being a hip-hop crew (link) -- Krabkolash
- Ryven CEDRYLLE (Mystic Theurge Workshop) A goon who is fairly active in the 13th Age thread that runs an RPG blog. His Patreon release campaign has been suspended for a few months and should hopefully should start coming out with new things again soon as of July/August 2014! (link) -- Krabkolash
aldantefax fucked around with this message at 05:31 on Aug 28, 2014
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- aldantefax
- Oct 10, 2007
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I have a few non TG people I donate to as well, but I noticed 3 TG related people not in the initial list so I thought I'd mention them here as well.
Nice! Updated the OP.
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Aug 28, 2014 05:35
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- aldantefax
- Oct 10, 2007
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Got you covered for that one in the OP. I have been reading via G+ that some creators that are under the gun via Kickstarter can definitely feel discouraged or burned out versus going direct to market or using a Patreon. Can anybody confirm this?
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Aug 30, 2014 03:22
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- aldantefax
- Oct 10, 2007
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I had a discussion with Ewen in person about Patreon (somewhat brief since we were doing other stuff) but it seems that Patreon is certainly the most useful for people that create content on a regular basis and put it out there for public consumption, such as Youtube video creators and musicians. It benefits for tabletop game designers and such because while maybe not on the same type of schedule the content they make is (subject to opinion, of course) pretty interesting in its own right.
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