Working as a creator.

It’s been a while since I have posted anything to my Blog. I have since retired from my day-to-day job as a postal worker at the end of 2020 and have plunged into some self-satisfaction as a creator for one of my passions Fantasy RPG’s in particular dungeons and dragons. Since retiring I have started my own little web page and producing digital maps not only for my own games some for free and some for nominal fees or access to all I have posted there for just $3.00  a month. You can check these out at the following link. 

https://ko-fi.com/craftydm

Due to the lockdown and my strong desire to play Dungeons and Dragons with my group I first developed my VTT chops on Roll20 but got frustrated and fell in love with an up-and-coming VTT platform Shard tabletop. They took a more intuitive approach to VTT play and soon found myself backing their fantastic team when it came to Kickstarter if you want to check them out at the link below.

https://play.shardtabletop.com

I like how Shard Tabletop organizes things for the dungeon master and have been so inspired by the VTT and the great support of the team I have packaged and published my first package of maps, a desert-themed encounter map pack, and my first one-shot adventure for sale on their marketplace.

Granted it has not made me rich but I have got to say I cut my teeth now as a creator. I soon had a group of cool creators from Dungeon Forge reach out to me and asked me to make a map for their Kickstarter “Tortles of the River Valley” the kickstart successfully funded and hit a couple of stretch goals resulting in some really cool 3D printed miniatures and a published adventure booklet featuring my map and digital versions available for download for VTT play. 

I am pleased to say that I am still working with the Dungeon Forge team on an upcoming Kickstarter I will write about in a later blog. 

My adventures as a Dungeon Master, mapmaker, and creator continue to expand I have started some commission work with Another game creator Trolllord games, and have done my First YouTube interview with a fellow creator AKA: Wizthrift that interview is linked below if you care to check it out.

https://youtu.be/7mUkNFQEpko

All in all my journey into retirement and doing things I love has not made me rich but kept me busy and happy. They have made me see that becoming a creator for something I love is in fact doable. One would say I may not be blessed by the RPG gaming gods but they are starting to notice. Until a later post do what you love and Happy Gaming…