Dollars & Dragons Podcast

Friday Strout

Learning how to gain XP & gold as a freelancer in the tabletop industry. Our host Friday takes us on a journey of learning from the best how to: design games, write, market, pro GMing and everything in between.
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"An All White Cast - In This Economy?" | Ep 20 - VJ Harris #2 (they/he)

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02/22/23 • 53 min

In this chat with VJ Harris we discuss casting, shows, tokenism, and other elements of production. We address some topics: What is building an inclusive production? What can you do as a white person to make your environment safe?

Check out VJ's design work! (https://www.vjhcreations.com/)

VJ Harris is also one of the designers on The Vineyard RPG!

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"Getting Started & Project Management" | Ep 30 - Lyla Fujiwara (she/her)

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08/02/23 • 104 min

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

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"Carving Out Time" | Bonus ep 3 - Rick Perry (he/him)

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04/08/23 • 52 min

HELLO INTREPID ADVENTURERS we have with us Rick Perry (he/him), the Creative Producer and Production Designer for Dimension 20! We chat about being Washingtonians, art school, design, everything D20, and more!

LINKS:

https://twitter.com/RichardHPerry

https://www.dropout.tv/

Our Kickstarter is LIVE and we appreciate your support if you can pledge! Every little bit helps us reach our goal!

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"Starcrossed: Jenga For People Who Wanna Fuck" | Ep 22 - Alex Roberts (she/her)

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03/08/23 • 62 min

CONTENT WARNING: We're talking about sex, kink and roleplaying.

Alex Roberts (she/her) chats with Friday about being a counselor, the connection of kink, trauma and religion. We also chat about Alex's old podcast Backstory on the One Shot podcast network, Starcrossed and why it's Jenga for people who wanna fuck and why For The Queen is super cool.

If you’d like to support the podcast, you can become a Patron here!

Links:

https://www.patreon.com/helloalexroberts

https://helloalexroberts.itch.io/andtoallagoodnight

https://bullypulpitgames.com/products/star-crossed

https://evilhat.com/product/for-the-queen

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"What Happened At Big Bad Con 2023" | Bonus ep 5

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10/13/23 • 94 min

I was approached by Lyla with the idea that we ought to get together for a Big Bad Con 2023 after action. We talk about some of the panels, workshops, general experience, the meet and greet, and more. Check out Lyla’s notes about Big Bad Con.

Skip to 0:36:14 if you only want to hear about attending the convention as an industry professional.

Lyla Fujiwara

Nala Jaedyn Wu

Taylor Navarro

Big Bad Con Online - videos mentioned by Taylor

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"Getting Paid What You're Worth As A Freelancer" | Ep 23 - Brian Cortijo (he/him)

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03/15/23 • 62 min

This go around we're talking all about working in the industry. It's a difficult profession to get into, so why not listen to one of the most experienced there is in TTRPG? Brian has written for Dragon magazine, D&D Insider, Paizo, Green Ronin, Wizards of the Coast, and more!

https://twitter.com/briancortijo

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"Wearing A Lot of Different Hats As A Freelancer" | Ep 38 - Banana Chan (she/they/he)

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11/23/23 • 61 min

This episode’s guest is Banana Chan (she/they/he)! She is a freelance designer with experience in project management, video production, and a ton of other stuff. She has work published with Wizards of the Coast, Paizo, Modiphius, Darrington Press, and tons of unique indie games (see: image below - click for Jiangshi: Blood in the Banquet Hall.)

Links:

YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@BananaChanGames

Forgery https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/forgery#/updates/all

No Context https://skybound.com/no-context

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Dollars & Dragons Podcast | Ep 10 - LegalKimchi (he/him)

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12/23/22 • 86 min

I had the pleasure of chatting with LegalKimchi, D&D YouTuber and actual attorney. We chatted about: Being a parent while juggling content creation and his work on The Vineyard.

https://www.youtube.com/@LegalKimchi

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"I only have to do two things..." | Ep 35 - Gabe Hicks (he/they)

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10/19/23 • 102 min

What is there to say about Gabe Hicks (he/they) besides that he does everything and more. They have worked with Paizo, Critical Role, Steamforged Games, Dimension20, Roll20, MCDM, and more. We chat about working in the industry, actual play space, the TTRPG labor market, and more!

You can also check out the amazing Session Zero System which 300% funded on Kickstarter - available to order now.

Links:

https://twitter.com/GabeJamesGames

https://www.gabejamesgames.com/

https://beacons.ai/gabejamesgames

https://www.mythicgroveproductions.com/the-session-zero-system

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"The Business of Being a Podcaster" | Ep 31 - James D'Amato (he/him)

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08/12/23 • 72 min

Hello heroes! This ep we have James D'Amato (he/him) - the massively skilled podcaster and author! We talk about running a podcast as the President of the One Shot Podcast Network, running a Patreon, writing books, marketing books, the importance and differences between passive/reliable income, and shit talking Brennan Lee Mulligan! (I did not go to GenCon this year like I said I would.)

James’s new card deck is out now - CHECK IT OUT:

The Ultimate RPG Campfire Card Deck

RPGs that James recommends:

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