Ep.6: Exposition

The crew have a conversation about how to convey information at the table. The GMs responsibility and the roles players have to bring the fiction to the game. This is a big topic but we chat about props, failing forward, NPCs and other tools we employ to bring depth and color to our worlds. As usual, our conversation ranges far and wide.

Topics Discussed:

00:01:00 Introducing the ideas

00:07:50 No One Cares About Your Lore (until it becomes part of the story)

Enter the Dungeon

00:10:50 Show, Don't Tell

Thomas Flight

GM Paizo GameMastery Cards I don't think they produce this anymore but you may be able to find aftermarket versions

00:22:10 Bringing It Into the Fiction

00:27:00 Character Backstory

00:39:30 World Lore

00:58:10 More Out of Character Info

01:04:00 The Perception Check

01:11:10 Handouts & Learn from Teachers

01:18:20 Power of “Meta Knowledge"

Games we talk about: Dungeon World, Invisible Sun, Trail of Cthulhu, Burning Wheel, Apocalypse World.

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