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Matt Dukes

@direflail.bsky.social

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Always be kind to others, but wear one of those antenna headbands so they think it was an alien.

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Matt Dukes @direflail.bsky.social · 4d

4/ (Descriptions for both campaigns are in the links!)

If you're interested, please let me know ASAP.

These are important because I need to get 5 reviews filed before I show up in the search so people can find my games. Thanks!

Matt Dukes @direflail.bsky.social · 4d

3/ Lords of VideoLand could also use another player or two.

That game is happening on Saturday 10/11 from 11am-3pm. https://startplaying.games/adventure/cmg8ebiqj00d2jo0425y0p6ou

Matt Dukes @direflail.bsky.social · 4d

2/ I really need people to test Divine Family Matters.

I haven't landed on a day or time yet, but Friday during the day or sometime Sunday would be best for me.
https://startplaying.games/adventure/cmg8eiej1001fjz047epcjfht

Matt Dukes @direflail.bsky.social · 4d

🧵 Hey, all. I'm going to be doing some test runs of both campaigns I'm running for startplaying.games .

Matt Dukes @direflail.bsky.social · 9d

(I'll be checking in with a few of you I've talked to for playtesting soon!)

Do I think I'm going to fill all these slots I have open? Absolutely not, especially not at first.

Still SO much to get ready. But now I can start trying to get some players (and hopefully, a little income).

Matt Dukes @direflail.bsky.social · 9d

I'm trying to go with 1pm CST (which is 7pm for those in the UK) and 7pm CST (which is 7pm for me).

I'll also be running some one-shot adventures and maybe dipping my toes into PbP (play-by-post) just to see what works -- but one step at a time.

Matt Dukes @direflail.bsky.social · 9d

The second is "Divine Family Matters", which features demigods trying to save humanity from the infighting and narcissism of their parents.
https://startplaying.games/search?q=Divine+Family+Matters

Matt Dukes @direflail.bsky.social · 9d

The first is "Lords of Video Land" - which is basically Captain N: The Game Master except with D&D characters instead of a kid with a pause button and a zapper.
https://startplaying.games/search?q=Video+Land

Matt Dukes @direflail.bsky.social · 9d

Well, that's two campaigns launched on startplaying.games .

Matt Dukes @direflail.bsky.social · Sep 4

11/ Not what I planned to be doing this fall, but when life hands you lemons, you have an owlbear make you lemonade.

Matt Dukes @direflail.bsky.social · Sep 4

10/ If you've got any experience with roleplaying in a paid setting, either as a player or GM, I'd love to hear about it (either in the comments or privately).

Matt Dukes @direflail.bsky.social · Sep 4

9/ I want to give people experiences they're not going to get other places, and I'm sure I can do that. Whether they're GOOD experiences... well, that will take some effort. There's a lot to worry about and a lot to prepare before any games get launched.

Matt Dukes @direflail.bsky.social · Sep 4

8/ I'm also considering doing one-off events somewhat akin to the ones my Stupid Ranger and Critical Hits compatriots used to do at Gen Con nearly two decades hence (not that I can remember much :) ), although much more often and varied.

Matt Dukes @direflail.bsky.social · Sep 4

7/ Despite this, that's my plan. I'll run ongoing campaigns, for sure.

Matt Dukes @direflail.bsky.social · Sep 4

6/ Using it live is much different than doing it in a weekly column. It's even more different when you don't know who your audience will be, and more so when you don't know who your audience will be several times a week.

Matt Dukes @direflail.bsky.social · Sep 4

5/ That either works really well, or it doesn't.

Matt Dukes @direflail.bsky.social · Sep 4

4/ The fact is, if I intend to stand out in the sea of other game masters, I'm going to have to play to my strengths, and the one major thing I'll have that others won't is my WTF generator.

Matt Dukes @direflail.bsky.social · Sep 4

3/ I've gotten much better at crafting long-term stories (or so my book leads me to believe), and organizing characters and locations and other stuff should translate pretty easily. That's not the part I'm worried about.

Matt Dukes @direflail.bsky.social · Sep 4

2/ I have several friends who have done this to great effect ( @dmbobyo.bsky.social comes immediately to mind). I hope I can do that too. I'll have to shake the rust off a bit, and it's going to be rough, especially at first.

Matt Dukes @direflail.bsky.social · Sep 4

🧵 So, I've been sans job for about three months now, and that sucks. So, while continue to try to find one, I have decided to try something I hadn't considered to supplement my income: being a paid game master on @startplaying.bsky.social .

Matt Dukes @direflail.bsky.social · Aug 25

(in all seriousness yes that does feel really good and I need to do that again regularly. well done)

Matt Dukes @direflail.bsky.social · Aug 25

how many dead did you lift

unrelated: are you good at digging

possible job opportunity

Matt Dukes @direflail.bsky.social · Aug 25

Almost certain the answer is "write something new", but it never hurts to ask. Unless it does, I guess.

Matt Dukes @direflail.bsky.social · Aug 25

Just writing this post makes what I'm asking sound absurd. I'm probably up a creek and have to write something else. I would just like some income since I don't currently have any, and I was hoping this was going to be a source (albeit a little one).

Matt Dukes @direflail.bsky.social · Aug 25

Published author friends: I know generally publishers don't touch books that have already been self-published. What about books that have been, but only sold a handful of copies?

I mean, it got good reviews from the people that read it. Even people I don't know!