Nathan D. Paoletta is creating
a game design skunkworks
Experiments, Playtests, Podcasts & Weird Stuff
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Patron Commissions
How can I give back to you, my awesome patrons? At this level I will run a monthly poll for what you want to see from me (supplemental material for any of my games, any essays or design theory material, visual design, posters, whatever) and execute on at least one of the suggestions. It's an experiment, I'd love to see how it goes!
About
Independent game designer, self-publisher and graphic artist. I design and self-publish a range of tabletop roleplaying games that enable you to fabricate your own memorable narrative experiences. Originally from Albuquerque, NM, currently residing in Chicago, IL.
Location
Chicago, IL, USA
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About Me
Hi! I'm a full-time independent game designer, self-publisher and freelance graphic artist. I've been designing, writing and self-publishing tabletop roleplaying games since 2006, and want to keep on doing it forever.
You can see my work at my website here.
That's what this Patreon is about: enabling me to hone my craft.
The Basics
This is a monthly subscription for people who want to support me in my ongoing game design process. For every finished game that makes it to polished, public release, there's a pile of ideas, sketches and playtest-ready design frameworks that had to be shelved.
This campaign also supports the game design podcast Design Games, by myself and Will Hindmarch. The podcast is free, ad-less and weekly due in large part to your support.
That's the skunkworks. Patrons get to come inside.
What You Get
Every month, I will be posting the inner workings of my process to this Patreon. That includes:
It's part design journal, part Patron-participation, and part early bird access to all of my published work. All of this material will be posted as Patron-only updates and in the Patron-only G+ community.
All Patrons will get free digital copies of anything I release, before it goes public.
Patrons at certain reward levels will have those levels discounted from everything I publicly release in print. Check out the rewards below for details.
What I Get
Being an independent creator is financially and emotionally uncertain. Having a dollar amount per month that I can count on is a huge stress relief, both to my material needs and my state of mind. The more confident I can be, the more time I can put into getting better at game design and publishing cool things, and the less time I have to spend hustling for freelance work and pushing my existing catalog.
I Remember Your Patreon Being Different
This is true! I started this campaign in 2013 under a per-public-release model. Over the last two years I've released 3 games through Patreon: The Death of the Gilded Age, the World Wide Wrestling Beta Playtest, and Fate's Fickle Winds. While I am eternally grateful for that support, I've determined that the per-release model does not positively effect my output rate or the quality of my work.
My hope is that this subscription model will better enable me to do what I love while it continues to reward you, my amazing patrons, with insight into my process and the earliest of scoops on my projects.
Thank You So Much!
Hi! I'm a full-time independent game designer, self-publisher and freelance graphic artist. I've been designing, writing and self-publishing tabletop roleplaying games since 2006, and want to keep on doing it forever.
You can see my work at my website here.
That's what this Patreon is about: enabling me to hone my craft.
The Basics
This is a monthly subscription for people who want to support me in my ongoing game design process. For every finished game that makes it to polished, public release, there's a pile of ideas, sketches and playtest-ready design frameworks that had to be shelved.
This campaign also supports the game design podcast Design Games, by myself and Will Hindmarch. The podcast is free, ad-less and weekly due in large part to your support.
That's the skunkworks. Patrons get to come inside.
What You Get
Every month, I will be posting the inner workings of my process to this Patreon. That includes:
- Ideas for new games
- Supplementary work-in-progress for my existing games
- Older pieces that have never seen the light of day
- Playtest documents as they go through my internal revision process
- Small one-off games and hacks
- Drafts of essays and articles about game design and publishing from my perspective
- Occasional backer-only Design Games podcast episodes
- And whatever else!
It's part design journal, part Patron-participation, and part early bird access to all of my published work. All of this material will be posted as Patron-only updates and in the Patron-only G+ community.
All Patrons will get free digital copies of anything I release, before it goes public.
Patrons at certain reward levels will have those levels discounted from everything I publicly release in print. Check out the rewards below for details.
What I Get
Being an independent creator is financially and emotionally uncertain. Having a dollar amount per month that I can count on is a huge stress relief, both to my material needs and my state of mind. The more confident I can be, the more time I can put into getting better at game design and publishing cool things, and the less time I have to spend hustling for freelance work and pushing my existing catalog.
I Remember Your Patreon Being Different
This is true! I started this campaign in 2013 under a per-public-release model. Over the last two years I've released 3 games through Patreon: The Death of the Gilded Age, the World Wide Wrestling Beta Playtest, and Fate's Fickle Winds. While I am eternally grateful for that support, I've determined that the per-release model does not positively effect my output rate or the quality of my work.
My hope is that this subscription model will better enable me to do what I love while it continues to reward you, my amazing patrons, with insight into my process and the earliest of scoops on my projects.
Thank You So Much!