Episode 625 – profiting from session one
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* (0:29) What is your goal for the first session of a game?
* (2:10) Who are these characters really?
* (6:08) When the person you wanted to be isn’t who you became.
* (11:34) A buffet of NPCs.
* (16:14) Keeping the first session low pressure and shorter length.
* (20:33) The social leader of the group.
* (25:30) The flexibility in session one. Using the first game as a test of session zero.
* (33:43) Testing the waters as the Game Master.
* (37:09) Using rules and rolls a bit more than you otherwise would.
Hosts: Dan, Doug, Mary, Wayne
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Published 09/04/24
Published 09/04/24
* (0:30) An old Apple //c computer and early computer RPGs.
* (4:16) Transitioning from video games into tabletop RPGs.
* (9:44) The expectations players bring from a video game to pen-and-paper games.
* (12:41) The tyranny of choice brought on by a lack of a character-driven...
Published 08/20/24
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