Welcome to the best week of your life! You can now have a real shot at “making it” on StartPlaying Games by attending workshops by some of the most experienced Game Masters on the internet! SPG has put together a roster of free workshops (to you) and compensated us for our time. You’re welcome to attend however many you can afford! ;)
First come, first serve.
Workshops Schedule
Monday May 19th - Thinking Like A Business
Monday May 19th - Roleplay Workshop - Character, Voice Acting, & Improvising
Tuesday May 20th - Keep Players Coming Back - Retention As A Growth Strategy
Saturday May 24th - Ad Copy Workshop - Copywriting Techniques (me)
Saturday May 24th - Finding Your Niche - Supply, Demand, and Not Burning Out
Monday May 26th - Ad Copy Workshop - Copywriting Techniques (me)
Monday May 26th - Roleplay Workshop - Character, Voice Acting, & Improvising (paid)
May 29th - TTRP Glue: Human Connection & Player Retention
Workshops By GM
Salman Corbette/TOTAL IMPROV
Saturday May 24th - Finding Your Niche - Supply, Demand, and Not Burning Out
Monday May 26th - Roleplay Workshop - Character, Voice Acting, & Improvising (paid)
Corbette is StartPlaying's resident roleplay aficionado, with half a decade's experience running games for many kinds of clientele, and even longer running workshops for folks of all stripes.
DM Nate
Monday May 19th - Thinking Like A Business
Nate is a writer and public service employee in the Washington D.C. area. He joined SPG as a way to make the difference between his day job paycheck and the rent.
With no experience in the gig economy prior to joining SPG in 2023, Nate developed a crash course for himself on the basics of business. 400 paid games later he is eager to pass along the lessons learned to folks ready to dive into professional GMing.
Dragon Master
Tuesday May 20th - Keep Players Coming Back - Retention As A Growth Strategy
Dragon Master Roy (Chris Read) is a professional Game Master with over 24 years of trial, error, and steady self improvement, bringing practical, player-first approaches to growing a successful business.
DM Travis
May 29th - TTRP Glue: Human Connection & Player Retention
DM Travis is a lifelong GM who translates his former career experience with group outdoor adventure trips, ropes course facilitation, and student recreation to the literal gaming table.
You can find a full list of the webinars here. This is not an endorsement of any of the GMs or their webinars, I’m just sharing some of their info. :)