Dylan Grinder

<img height="149" width="635" src="https://twitch.dylangrinder.com/images/Goal%201.svg" title=""><a href="https://anarisis.itch.io/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">ITCH.IO</a><a href="https://www.designbyhumans.com/shop/Anarisis/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">&nbsp;</a>|&nbsp;<a href="https://marketplace.roll20.net/browse/publisher/143/dylan-grinder" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">ROLL20</a> |&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/anarisis" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">TWITTER&nbsp;</a>|&nbsp;<a href="https://www.twitch.tv/anarisis" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">TWITCH&nbsp;</a>|&nbsp;<a href="https://www.designbyhumans.com/shop/Anarisis/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">STORE&nbsp;</a>|&nbsp;<a href="http://dylangrinder.com/services-rates/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">COMMISSIONS</a><h2 style="">Who are you?</h2>I'm a queer designer (of both graphics and games!), storyteller, and fantasy cartographer! I've been creating with, for, and about games on the internet since 2017 with a particular focus on the emotional authenticity and the demystification of games. Almost everything I make is available for free to ensure it's as easy as possible to access!<h2 style="">Why Patreon?</h2>It's important to me that cost is never a barrier for people who want to enjoy my art, but I also have bills to pay. Running a pay-what-you-want Patreon allows you to fund my work at whatever level you want while ensuring that it stays free for everyone to enjoy. Not only are you supporting me, you're helping grow the body of professional design and assets available to the whole tabletop industry!<h2 style="">What content am I supporting?</h2>By donating, you help me run streams that demystify the design of the games we play and explore complex topics, design tabletop roleplaying games, and create assets for the whole industry to use.<img src="https://twitch.dylangrinder.com/images/game_design.png" title="">While I've streamed numerous TTRPG systems, I've also designed two full standalone TTRPGs:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.heartheldgames.com/become/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Become: Artificial Investigation</a> (about self-aware programs solving digital mysteries) &amp;&nbsp;<a href="https://marketplace.roll20.net/browse/module/5600/spoken-magic" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Spoken Magic</a> (about traveling a mystical world and weaving magic spells).<img src="https://twitch.dylangrinder.com/images/patreon_papers.png" title="">I regularly release issues of a series called <a href="https://itch.io/c/739588/free-patreon-supplements" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon Papers</a> where I talk about and explore tabletop game design concepts and problems by creating brand new mechanics and homebrew content for a wide variety of systems.<h4 style=""><img src="http://dylangrinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Content-header_Layer-Comp-1.png" title=""></h4>My maps and token borders aim for realism and detail with satellite-style maps and token borders that mimic real-world materials. The ultimate goal for my maps and borders is always to make it easy to add production value to any campaign, improving the experience for visually-minded players while simultaneously reducing the effort the GM has to put in.I'm dedicated to doing my part to make our little corner of the internet as great as it can be, and I recognize the responsibility that comes with accepting support from others. I look forward to bringing you all along on this creative journey.💙 Dylan Grinder<h3 style="">Fine print</h3>Here's the lowdown on licensing of work that comes from this campaign, reward schedules, etc. When will I get my patron rewards? Patrons can read new issues of Patreon Papers and other design notes two weeks before public release. Where can I use my patron rewards? All patron rewards are free for personal use, or for use as part of a live or recorded RPG performance so long as the show can be watched for free, and I don't think you're a fascist. You may NOT distribute the original files, or works that have modified the files, without my permission (just reach out and ask me!). What about content made as part of a goal? All maps and associated files that I make because of a campaign goal will be released directly into the public domain, meaning you may use it for anything you like. Documents released as part of a goal will contain their own licensing information.

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