Behind the Scenes Contributors
almost 3 years ago
– Tue, Jan 18, 2022 at 08:33:31 AM
The project is funded and work moves ahead full steam. Part of our production process involves connecting with additional illustrators while we continue to polish the written component for each of the 250 magic item cards in the Mage Forge collection.
We thought it would be worthwhile to share some details about the creators who contributed to this project, which has roots stretching back seven years to Nerdarchy’s earliest days. Here’s a little bit about each of those whose work became part of this exciting project.
Writers
Ted Adams and Dave Friant
You know them as Nerdarchist Ted and Nerdarchist Dave, two constants throughout the history of Nerdarchy since our inception in 2014. Along with their appearances in over 3000 videos on our main YouTube channel alone these two have written hundreds of posts at Nerdarchy.com as well as editorials for our newsletter, which has steadily grown and now reaches nearly 15,000 people every week. And that’s not all! Nerdarchy has been creating and disseminating new game content every month for Patreon supporters. Dave and Ted have contributed their writing skills and game design philosophy to all these areas and more since the very beginning.
Ryan Friant and Nathan Riggins
For the first several years of Nerdarchy’s existence these two shared their creativity and energy alongside Dave and Ted to produce a tremendous amount of content. Videos, blog posts, newsletters and game material all felt the touch of these two Nerdarchy founders. Although both have since moved on from Nerdarchy to pursue other opportunities the strong foundation they helped establish continues to be a source of not only inspiration but also game material we revisit and build upon often.
Sean McGovern
This creator’s Power Score RPG brand contributed a ton to the RPG hobby over the years through videos, live stream game plays, a wonderful blog and a variety of modules for fifth edition Dungeons & Dragons. Several years ago when we embarked on a different approach to producing our monthly game content for Patreon supporters Sean was the first person we contracted to help our ideas evolve. Sean’s contributions include material from our Lord of Dead Dreams and Muckwuggle the Frog God modules.
Robin Miller
A long time Nerdarchy friend and contributor, Robin’s work stretches back many years. They’ve written copious amounts of blog posts for starters as well as appearing in lots of our live game play content. More than any other creator Nerdarchy’s worked with Robin has written tons of material too, from adventures and encounters to subclasses, magic items and more. In fact Robin’s game design work is so closely enmeshed with what we’ve produced over the years it would be easier to list the titles they haven’t contributed to than those in which their work does appear.
Steven Partridge
For several years now this fellow YouTuber has been a close part of the Nerdarchy team, sharing his time and effort through dozens and dozens of blog posts and live game plays. A healthy handful of magic items in the Mage Forge come from his work with us on the website. In addition Steven was over the moon to create magic items related to his favorite Nerdarchy title Chimes of Discordia: Fantastical Mounts.
Doug Vehovec
Coming on board as a volunteer contributor to the website in January 2017 our very own Nerditor Doug stuck around and grew right alongside Nerdarchy. Taking the reins of first managing the website and later all our written material Doug’s contributions are as ingrained in the fabric of Nerdarchy as Dave’s or Ted’s. When it comes to magic items in particular this includes all our website content as well as our weekly newsletter, monthly Patreon rewards and our huge library of digital titles.
Artists
Brendan Lancaster
This Canadian illustrator reached out to Nerdarchy to offer his services specifically for the Mage Forge project. We’ve been incredibly impressed with Brendan’s quality and speed along with a terrific working relationship with our de facto art director Nerdarchist Ted.
You can find out more about Brendan and enjoy his fantastic work here.
Thuan
This graphic design student from Wichita State University really helped Nerdarchy improve our art game when we began working with him several months ago. Thuan visually captures ideas and concepts from our imagination with amazing talent.
You can learn more about Thuan and check out more of his wonderful work here.
Nelson Vieira
We’ve been working with Nelson for about four years now, since another Mage Forge contributor Sean McGovern connected us with this illustrator. Nelson’s clean work and speed enabled us to add customized art and illustrations to our growing product line, which represented a big step forward for Nerdarchy.
You can discover more of Nelson’s solid work here.
Erica Willey
This illustrator’s bold style leapt straight off the screen and into our imaginations. We’ve worked with Erica on a variety of projects beyond even the bounds of the fantasy genre. Erica’s work brings bold color and design along with intriguing detail to whatever wild concepts we throw her way.
You can browse through a collection of her outstanding artwork here.
