Going forward with Darthsaad (Patreon)

Hello all 

First, thank you all for being members here. I value your patronage and appreciate that many of you have been here since I began in January. Clearly you have enjoyed the quality of the fantasy literature and art I have provide and have shown that in your monthly contributions. 

I am making some changes to the site. The plan is to now provide materials through the free app known as Discord. It is very much like Skype, used a lot by online gamers, and is set up so that I can grant access to the “chat channels” I own based on your tier membership.

Think of it this way. Patreon is like the foyer on the movie theatre where you buy the ticket.  Discord are the cinemas where the movies are playing. If you have your Discord account setup using your email address you used to become a Patreon member, you can click on the posts I provide  and automatically go to the right place to view material.

It sounds easy but I admit it took me an hour to get it all worked out. And I know some folks prefer to keep things as simple as possible. I became a member of a creator without knowing this was their process and was a bit put off at first, so I think it’s good to spell things out clearly up front.

An alternative to this would be for me to setup a new site on Subscribestar. It is a platform artists use to share much like Patreon. It has most of the same functionality and a more artistic freedom,  but cannot be linked to PayPal. You would need to create a new membership there. I may set this up so I have both running - Patreon and Subscribestar.

With this poll I want to find out what folks are thinking. Please choose ONE of the first four options. The last let’s me know if you want me to email you privately and direct with more information. 

All the best 

D