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Skies of Fortune

@skiesoffortune.bsky.social

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Skies of Fortune is an upcoming indie tabletop rpg set in a world of airships, piracy and adventure! By Dread Pirate Syzer (he/him) and Hipster Cthulhu (he/him). Also hosts the Round the Table TTRPG podcast! https://linktr.ee/skiesoffortune #ttrpg

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Skies of Fortune @skiesoffortune.bsky.social · Nov 21

Avast! We're Skies of Fortune, the Sky Pirate RPG!

We seek to evoke the Golden Age of Piracy with a bit o' magic thrown in. You can take on monsters and imperial scum in swashbuckling combat on land, or in the sky in your very own fantastical airship!

A pirate airship flying away from a spherical island in the sky with a sea turtle flying alongside it. Art by Gregory Fromenteau.

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Skies of Fortune @skiesoffortune.bsky.social · 12h

So the goal of this exercise is to practice coming up with pitches. Imagine you're trying to market your game. 'Fostering connection' is definitely part of the pitch. But if you only had 10 words to tell someone about your game, will that give them a good idea of what it is or make them curious?

Skies of Fortune @skiesoffortune.bsky.social · 13h

What kind of monsters? Sesame street monsters or scary monsters?

Skies of Fortune @skiesoffortune.bsky.social · 13h

You passed the humor test, but now my question is, does this really communicate what your game is about?

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Skies of Fortune @skiesoffortune.bsky.social · 13h

Oh-ho! But now can you do it in 5-10 words?

Skies of Fortune @skiesoffortune.bsky.social · 13h

lmao

Skies of Fortune @skiesoffortune.bsky.social · 13h

Cool! The next part of the challenge, can you pitch it in 5-10 words?

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Skies of Fortune @skiesoffortune.bsky.social · 18h

I have a podcast called Indie Spotlight where I interview folks with upcoming projects. When you get close to crowdfunding or releasing, come look me up again!

Skies of Fortune @skiesoffortune.bsky.social · 18h

In addition to Round the Table, I also have a show called Indie Spotlight, where I interview folks with upcoming ttrpg projects, so let me know when you're close to crowdfunding!

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Skies of Fortune @skiesoffortune.bsky.social · 18h

I have a podcast called Indie Spotlight for folks with upcoming ttrpg projects. When you get close to release or crowdfunding, check back in with me!

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Skies of Fortune @skiesoffortune.bsky.social · 18h

I have a podcast called Indie Spotlight where I interview folks with upcoming ttrpgs. When you get close to release or crowdfunding, look me up!

Skies of Fortune @skiesoffortune.bsky.social · 18h

I like Biopunk Surrealist Nightmare, because it distinguishes it from other projects.

Skies of Fortune @skiesoffortune.bsky.social · 1d

Happy to have you!

Now, the next step of the challenge is boiling it down to between 5-10 words! Would you like to try?

Skies of Fortune @skiesoffortune.bsky.social · 1d

I'm happy if you found it useful!

Skies of Fortune @skiesoffortune.bsky.social · 1d

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Thanks to my guest @taliautsch.bsky.social!

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Skies of Fortune @skiesoffortune.bsky.social · 1d

I've been challenging everyone who responds to generate a 5-10 word attention-grabbing pitch. The goal of the pitch is not to convey everything about the project, but to pique the curiosity of the listener and get them to ask questions. Is that a challenge you'd like to try?

Skies of Fortune @skiesoffortune.bsky.social · 1d

Sounds good! Best of luck with development!

Skies of Fortune @skiesoffortune.bsky.social · 1d

Good to see you're so far along! I have a podcast called Indie Spotlight that's meant to help promote small developers. When you're getting close to release or crowdfund, would be happy to have you on!

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Skies of Fortune @skiesoffortune.bsky.social · 1d

Ok, what if: weird west tales with countdowns and gm classes

Skies of Fortune @skiesoffortune.bsky.social · 1d

Looks like a TOR fantasy novel cover!

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Skies of Fortune @skiesoffortune.bsky.social · 1d

Are you looking to crowdfund or do a dtrpg release or something similar?

Skies of Fortune @skiesoffortune.bsky.social · 1d

How far along is the project?

Skies of Fortune @skiesoffortune.bsky.social · 1d

I didn't mean for this to be an impromptu workshop, but that seems to be what it turned into!

Skies of Fortune @skiesoffortune.bsky.social · 1d

I like this, but it reads to me more like something on the dust cover than how you would pitch it to someone in an elevator.

Skies of Fortune @skiesoffortune.bsky.social · 1d

Suggestion: Unintentional heroes save their home!
Brings it into active voice.
Maybe change 'Unintentional' to 'Unlikely'?

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