116 - Stefan Pokorny - The Lucrative World of Dwarven Forge

Stefan Pokorny is a fine artist and former art teacher who began running 1st edition D&D games around the tender age of 14 years old.   In 1996, he founded Dwarven Forge, a Miniatures Terrain company that started slowly but would go on to fund 6 hugely successful Kickstarter campaigns. He has run his “Theatrical” D&D games at various conventions, including KublaCon and others.   *******SUBSCRIBE/RATE/REVIEW!!! www.richredmond.com/listen   The Rich Remond Show is sponsored by: Big Dot Lighting - Commercial LED Lighting Specialists   -and-   Bruce Cline Home Loans & Mortgage Refinance | Movement Mortgage www.musiciansmortgage.com   He has been featured in several documentaries: The Dungeons and Dragons Experience by Jesse Spiro and Enter the Dungeon by Richard DiNardo. In 2016 he was the subject of Josh Bishop’s Documentary Film: The Dwarvenaut.  Due to the success of The Dwarvenaut, he has been mentioned or has been the subject of articles in Forbes, New York Magazine, NY Daily News, The Brooklyn Paper, The Brooklyn Ink, DNA-info New York and has been invited to talk at the Barney School of business, and AOL talks.   His latest dream is to release the Mythras Campaign sourcebook to the world!   Some Things That Came Up:    -Dwarven Forge -Starting D&D on graph paper -Building the set pieces -Prices are higher than you think -D&D has evolved out of Mom's basement -The Dwarvenaut -People wanting to escape to fantastical worlds in the last 20 years -Funding the movie with Kickstarter -Cosplayers -Wicked Tuna  -VO auditions -Rich's lawn boy story -Murders of Crows -Josh Bishop's first job  -Playing poker     Follow:  www.dwarvenforge.com Twitter: @stefaandwarven Instagram: @stefanpokornyzaltar     The Rich Redmond Show is about all things music, motivation and success. Candid conversations with musicians, actors, comedians, authors and thought leaders about their lives and the stories that shaped them. Rich Redmond is the longtime drummer with Jason Aldean and many other veteran musicians and artists. Rich is also an actor, speaker, author, producer and educator. Rich has been heard on thousands of songs, over 25 of which have been #1 hits!   Rich can also be seen in several films and TV shows and has also written an Amazon Best-Selling book, "CRASH! Course for Success: 5 Ways to Supercharge Your Personal and Professional Life" currently available at:   https://www.amazon.com/CRASH-Course-Success-Supercharge-Professional/dp/B07YTCG5DS/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=crash+redmond&qid=1576602865&sr=8-1   One Book: Three Ways to consume....Physical (delivered to your front door, Digital (download to your kindle, ipad or e-reader), or Audio (read to you by me on your device...on the go)!   Buy Rich’s exact gear at www.lessonsquad.com/rich-redmond   Follow Rich: @richredmond www.richredmond.com   Jim McCarthy is the quintessential Blue Collar Voice Guy. Honing his craft since 1996 with radio stations in Illinois, South Carolina, Connecticut, New York, Las Vegas and Nashville, Jim has voiced well over 10,000 pieces since and garnered an ear for audio production which he now uses for various podcasts, commercials and promos. Jim is also an accomplished video producer, content creator, writer and overall entrepreneur.   Follow Jim:   @jimmccarthy www.jimmccarthyvoiceovers.com