Whose Patreon do you think is really worthwhile?

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I think any content creator that makes content you enjoy. Podcasts, music, whatever. Support whoever makes you happy.

For $1 MorePurpleMoreBetter gives you an incredible PDF that creates D&D character sheets in moments. Priceless.
Drawfee consistently churn out a lot of videos and streams each week so I have no issue tipping them
HBomberGuy donating the proceeds from his latest video exposing plagiarism, with +20M views and took months to research and create, to the people who were stolen from earns him a tip too
- Speaking of D&D Patreons, Conflux Creatures creates more interesting versions of thousands of monsters; using those had really spiced up my game, since the players have no Idea how combats are going to go any more.

A lot of independent musical artists have hours of B-sides, covers, and livestreams you get access to whenever you donate.

Dwarf Fortress and Pukebeard are my two patreons to point at.
I have gotten more hours of enjoyment out of Dwarf Fortress than any other video game... and I think funding small creators helps spur innovation in content. Find some niche creator doing something you love, give them 10/video or whatever their medium is, help them go independent.
- Holy hell, DF somehow never dawned on me when I was deciding which patreons I should support a whileback. The amount of fun that game has provided is insane for something free.
  Context: I used to work onboard ships, 5 weeks at a time, with really shit internet. And once I'd exhausted all the media I'd downloaded while at home, DF was what kept me entertained for four years.
  Subscribing as soon as I'm back on my PC.

https://www.patreon.com/Orioto
Might just be a me thing, but this guy puts out a new wallpaper almost every week and they're all amazing. The higher tiers allow you to participate in choosing the next wallpaper, but they're mostly for 1080p, 1440p, and 2160p. Buying in once gets you the whole lot of everything he's done until now.

Bookpilled. If you're into science fiction books, he's a great YouTuber to check out.
edit: Also, he does extra videos on his Patreon. But if you don't like him try Outlaw Bookseller and Media Death Cult.

Cathode Ray Dude - Small-ish youtuber who makes the kind of stuff I like.
Note to self: Need to add my new card.

I support a YouTuber, Joel Bocko, aka Lost in the Movies.
His coverage of Twin Peaks is second to none IMO, and I've had literally days (possibly weeks, in fact) of enjoyment from his videos, podcasts and writing on that, and on cinema and TV generally.
Well worth it if you love movies, particularly more art-house ones although that's not all he covers either.
He's also a really nice guy, very engaged with comments, questions, etc.

Channel 5 is the only one I've ever subscribed to
- It's such a unique view at parts of society that others would never look at or take the time to even acknowledge. Putting themselves often in extremely sketchy or even illegal situations for the sake of the story. Real gonzo journalism you just don't normally see these days. Andrew is a modern day Hunter Thompson.

Band: Manchester Orchestra
They post something at least weekly. Live performances, acoustic versions of their songs, covers, demos, podcasts, etc.

Wanderer's Guide for Pathfinder 2e character sheets Liberation Martial Arts for a leftist understanding of martial arts And half a dozen (mostly NSFW) artists

Definitely Signals Music Studio. Really great guy and an excellent guitar teacher for harmony and song writing stuff.
He puts out a lot for free so I feel more than justified to send some money his way - his teaching has been instrumental (heh) for my progress and understanding of music.

I gave Pateron a try awhile back, unless you're in it to donate to your favorite artist it's not a very good business model, and because they take such a cut it's not even that good for donations either. It's a shame because on paper it sounds like it would be awesome, but what instead ends up happening is that people take content they would have posted for free and paywall it, only to post it a half year later anyway.

Tomatoanus
Not because of the pattern perks, really, but because his Speedrun explainers are just so good. They consistently high quality, informative, and you can tell there's a lot of work that goes into them.

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