Our goal is to foster and teach newbie DM's/GM's to help grow the RPG Community

What is The Rpg Academy?
The Rpg Academy is a weekly** podcast about Role Playing Games.  We have a mix of general advice and discussion podcasts (called Table Topics) and Actual Play episodes of our games (called The Campaigns). We also, on occasion, will have guests that we interview and on rare occasions will do one-off episodes where we review RPG themed movies (Show & Tell). Lastly, sometimes we like to try out new game systems or settings (FATE, 13th Age, FAE, Dungeon World, Savage Worlds, Star Wars: Edge of the Empire, etc . . . ,) and will post Actual Play episode of those games being played at our table (called The Trials).
** We are on a rotation of new Episodes coming out each Thursday, but often we have BONUS episodes that come out on Monday's. We release, on average, 6-7 episodes a Month.



Got it. You do Gaming Podcasts. So what is Patreon?

Patreon is a crowd funding site, similar to a Kickstarter. The main difference is that a Patreon page is tailor made for creatives that do a bunch of small things, while Kickstarter is better suited for somebody doing a single, larger-scale project.

The other big differences are that Patreon pledges are recurring, and they are only paid AFTER content is delivered. Think of it like a future “tip” for us releasing stuff you like.


So basically,  you're begging for money?

No!
Well, sorta.

We started the website and podcasts because we thought it would be fun. And it is, lots of fun. But it also takes up a lot of time. Some of that time could be cut out if we had better equipment and better software. I am making due with a lot of equipment we already had or free versions of stuff. Some of the money will be used to upgrade to newer/better recording equipment and some will be used to purchase better editing software. Both should cut out the amount of time needed to edit the shows and get them ready.

Which gives me more time for other RPG related projects

Also, we want to expand. I would like to use some of the money to buy a digital recorder so I can do on-the-road podcasts at local game stores and conventions.


What's in it for you, you ask?

To start, The Rpg Academy podcast will remain free, regardless of the amount of pledges we get.  We average 6 or 7 episodes a month. If you backed us at the lowest level (1$ a month), that is like buying each episode for less than .20 an episode!

But if you are already getting those episodes for free now, then that's still not a great deal, right?

Each reward level comes with its own "THANK YOU" package. At that lowest level, it is a literally big THANK YOU on the podcast and unlimited high-fives. The higher the pledge level, the more rewards you get, like access to our game prep notes so you can see how the sausage is made or use them for your own games, access to the podcasts earlier than our regular release schedule, uncut episodes with all the stupid but hilarious stuff I have to cut out, and if you're a really big fan of our show, then you can pledge at a level that we'll run a game for you.

To the left, we'll be adding Milestone Goals as we receive more donations. These goals affect everyone because if they are reached we'll be able to do even more each month and everybody gets to benefit, regardless of individual pledges! 

So, that's the deal! If you like our show and want to support us, you can. Tell other gamers to give our show a listen, use our website links to buy merchandise and help us out. If you are willing and able to pledge some cash, it will be much appreciated and wisely invested (Bitcoins are still a thing, right?) in the show.

If there is anything else you would like to know, feel free to email us at [email protected] or send me a Tweet @TheRpgAcademy

Thanks!!
Michael