03.20.2024 - By Mastering Dungeons
Episode 182 of Mastering Dungeons!
Main topic: Designing an RPG Starting Village!
Continuing the discussion of worldbuilding, a great place to start is a village. What must a starting village contain and what isn’t needed? How do we make it relevant and interesting? We dig into the design and examples that have and haven’t worked for us.
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Contents00:00 Podcasting for Relatives01:39 Exhaustion vs HPs?10:39 30-Minute D&D?21:46 D&D Asks Do You Like Me29:45 Hasbro CEO Says AI D&D Says No39:02 CR Launches Daggerheart41:59 Dwarven Forge Starforged43:46 Surviving Strangehollow44:20 Zweihander Reforged44:44 Designing an RPG Starting Village45:50 Two Issues to Avoid46:37 Classic D&D Villages50:08 Bottom-Up Technique59:15 Safe Space or Hub01:01:44 Launch Adventures01:05:28 Key Elements01:08:16 Tie to PC Goals01:10:53 NPCs01:15:05 Theme01:16:58 History01:21:33 Shout-OutsThank you for listening! Get the full show notes with links on Patreon.
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