Up front information, this is a topic I've been discussing with my wife for a while and find that she is highly supportive of the concept that I am about to share, however, she has the same concerns about it that I do on the topic.
Okay, with that out of the way lets get to the background and meat of the topic at hand. I have been approached by a number of people locally to attempt to create a Titansgrave or Force Grey style web show for Swords & Wizardry / General OSR style gameplay. This is, to me, a great idea as both shows have gone a long way to broadening the player base and the understanding of their respective systems (Fantasy*Age and D&D 5e respectively).
The big problem is that while I have been approached by people who think this is a great idea those people are not Frog God Games, or anyone with media knowledge or savvy. In other words these are random blokes who have either seen me DM or have heard about my DMing. This presents a pretty big issue to the concept, unlike Geek and Sundry or the Nerdist I have no budget and no ability to create or support such a show. In other words, It would be a webcam pointed at my kitchen table if I were to attempt this.
So that brings us to the "Question for the Gallery" as the post header exclaims. Should I move forward with this and does anyone have any ideas (outside of Kickstarter) to get something like this off the ground? Further question, should I even try I mean, the talents behind the two examples are professionals with acting careers and facial recognition ... me? I'm just some schlub from Yuengling Town.
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First thought is Patreon is another way to do this. It wouldn't help with upfront cost, but it would guarantee monthly income of some sort.
ReplyDeleteHey Riley, thanks for the feedback. I was thinking of that as well, and see the same issue with upfront costs that you bring up. Still, as you said a well supported patreon would bring in funds for continued operating costs.
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