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E07: Robert Walker: Dungeons & Dragons, Psychology And The Secret Big Bad Evil Guys


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There are few mediums that have such therapeutic properties as D&D, and there are even fewer that let you have an experience with your friends that is unique to you. We are seeing a new era where geek culture is mainstream, and is finding it's way into therapeutic envioments.

I met Robert Walker, the host of Dungeons, Dragons and Psychology. He’s also the author of Session Zero - The DMG to Writing Great Campaigns in any System and The NPC Compendium: Tools for the Organized DM and he likes to use my psychology education in conjunction with a deep passion for storytelling to create immersive campaigns

Time Stamps

01:54: Getting into Psychology and dropping out of school

04:59: Alternative routes into education - We are the “Nouveau Students”

05:45: Dungeons, Dragons and Psychology. The therapeutic properties of D&D

09:15: Geek Culture is mainstream now

14:29: The psychology of character death

17:40: Control over your environment and going through experiences together with your friends

19:25: Robert’s DM Class

22:37: That time one of Roberts's players was secretly the BBEG and how they pulled it off.

24:36: The best sort of mystery is the ones that…

26:38: Writing their own D&D Book. & TipsWriting campaigns and NPCs

37:44: It’s far too early.

38:02: The Questionnaire

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