Designing Problems

About Designing Problems

Hosts Kristian Serrano and Tracy Sizemore explore the ins and outs of RPG design, production and publishing. We cover the entire process from the creative woes of working on your own game or setting, to your decision to share it with the world, to the details of layout, working with artists and running a crowdfunding campaign.

Publisher

Tracy Sizemore & Kristian Serrano

Category

arts

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

29 Oct 2024

Latest episode

23 Dec 2025

Latest episodes

41 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   23 Dec 2025

   Problem #41: What's Next?

   In our penultimate encore episode, Tracy and Kristian explore the prospects of life after crowdfunding. How to keep momentum going, How to sell product on-hand, and specifically, some of the thinking both large and small that might apply to your product's future--all through the lens of Tracy's personal experience with and future plans for Han Cluster. Join our discord!: https://discord.gg/Bc9dvuzZYJ The Han Cluster® Role Playing Game Website: https://hancluster.com [https://hancluster.com/] Immaterial Plane: https://immaterialplane.com/

2. 

   12 Dec 2025

   Problem #40: Fulfillment

   In our next extra long encore episode, we talk about the many facets of crowdfunding fulfillment, looking through the lens of Han Cluster. From digital delivery of product through DriveThruRPG to the physical shipping and all the logistics that go along with it, Tracy shares her experience after Han Cluster arrived from overseas. Order Han Cluster: https://hancluster.com

3. 

   18 Nov 2025

   Problem #39: Offset Printing

   Kristian and Tracy are back for a few encore episodes due to requests from the community!  It's only temporary, but we thought we'd record a couple more to go more in depth about the crowdfunding and publishing process. This episode is about offset printing. What is it, why you might want to do it, and how the process of getting it done works.  It's a long episode, but we think its an informative one. Join our discord!: https://discord.gg/Bc9dvuzZYJ The Han Cluster® Role Playing Game Website: https://hancluster.com [https://hancluster.com/] Immaterial Plane: https://immaterialplane.com/

Who has been a guest on Designing Problems

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Chris Valentine
• Karl Keesler
• Darrell Hayhurst

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

4 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

5 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 34 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

55

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

32

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