In today's podchat, Grant talks to Jacob Randolph of Liberi Gothica Games and special guest James D'Amato from One Shot RPG about running a tabletop kickstarter. We compare Kickstarter vs Patreon, mention a few common problems you'll run into while running a kickstarter, and tell you about some important Kickstarter tools you'll want to take advantage of. This episode is chock full of good advice, so be sure to give it a listen!

And also be sure to check out James D'Amato's Dungeon Dome kickstarter, which is going on right now! If you're not sure what the heck that's all about, you can watch the existing Dungeon Dome episodes on youtube.

Kickstarter Tools:

Kiktraq: https://www.kicktraq.com/
Backerkit: https://www.backerkit.com/
Drivethru RPG: http://www.drivethrurpg.com/index.php
Black Box: https://www.blackbox.cool/
Third Act: http://thirdact.pub/

Plugs:

James D'Amato on twitter

The Dungeon Dome Kickstarter

The Dungeon Dome Youtube Playlist

The One Shot Podcast Network

Jacob Randolph on twitter

Law's Out

​Feats Patreon

There is no game session to accompany this podchat.

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