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We were joined this week by John Williamson who discussed his program to teach social skills to neurodivergent students using Dungeons and Dragons. We also have an update on NinjaDark funding. Finally, Derik and Adam have an in depth discussion about how we would plan and run a sci-fi game, specifically Star Wars!

:00 NinjaDark 5 strange adventures funded!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/doyourworstgames/ninjadark-five-strange-adventures-for-shadowdark-rpg

https://doyourworst.games

3:05 https://discord.gg/4TH62rnXu

3:40 www.wanderinggamemaster.com

4:00 John Williamson on Neurodiversity and RPGs

5:15 What gave you the idea to do Dungeons and Dragons?

6:30 benefits of RPGs in building social skills

8:35 what sets Social Skills Laboratory's sessions apart?

13:00 appeal of RPGs to neurodiverse students

18:45 www.socialskillslab.com, [email protected]

19:23 Genre gaming

20:09 Preparing a Star Wars game

20:40 what system would you run Star Wars in?

22:20 traits of the D6 system

22:38 When does your game take place on the starwars timeline?

24:50 Are Jedi broken in RPGs?

27:40 how do you integrate PCs in Star Wars

29:00 How would manage a PC group with lots of skill overlap or really contrasting PC concepts?

35:40: how to do a Session 0 for a one-off game

51:00 power progression in d6 star wars

53:35 other science fiction genres

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In this episode, Adam gets feedback on his Halloween game, Eric Saunders joins us to talk about NinjaDark 5 Strange Adventures, and a long discussion about what is railroading, and when is it ok? as always, send us your comments [email protected] :40 halloween session recap 1:20 using descriptions to set mood 1:55 using NPCs to move plot 3:13 using music and visuals to set atmosphere 4:01 using maps for inspiration 4:27 using AI to create enhance the experience 6:09 removing player agency 7:10 is D&D the right system for horror games? 9:24 making combat interesting 11:32: organizing monster stat blocks 11:40 I'm referencing https://slyflourish.com/5e_artisanal_database/ 14:38 managing time at the table 15:11 Table Culture 17:41 NinjaDark kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/doyourworstgames/ninjadark-five-strange-adventures-for-shadowdark-rpg Reverse Heists! Ryujin the Dragon King of Japanese mythology 24:27 What movie genre 26:00 "Oriental Adventures but significantly darker" 27:00 Railroading in RPGs 43:30 Safety tools, lines, and veils

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Hi everyone, this was a fun episode to record. In addition to great tips for game prep, NPC creation and pre-game nerves, we talk about the origins of Dark Sun - what made it so different, and why us old heads are looking forward to the update. 0:28 game prep 7:09 book of extinction 8:45 Giving out secrets and clues 11:50 getting the game to start 15:44 building memorable npcs 22:30 using references to describe an encounter 24:15 Derik creates an NPC in realtime 26:30 Planning vs Improv 31:10 Cultural Sensitivity in NinjaDark 33:30 Harlem Unbound (http://www.darkerhuesudios.com/shop/digital-copy-harlem-unbound) 36:30 Japanese themes in NinjaDark 37:20 www.doyourworst.games https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/doyourworstgames/ninjadark-five-strange-adventures-for-shadowdark-rpg 38:00 How is it different? Dark Sun 57:40 GM Advice: pre-game nerves http://Wanderinggamemaster.com [email protected]

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Welcome to the table! This is the inaugural episode of the Wandering Game Master Podcast. Here's the topics we discuss: 0:06 introducing Derik and Adam 8:55 Why the wandering DM 10:01 RPGs and Neurodiversity 13:46 Gming for the neurodiverse 15:44 Gamification of real life activities 17:28 Benefits of in person gaming 20:16 NinjaDark 24:34 Managing player expectations 28:33 Roleplay: meshing player concepts with the campaign world 33:19 Inter-character connections 35:19 Narrative vs emergent storytelling 35:19 End of session recaps 35:19 links: Wanderinggamemaster.com Doyourworst.games [email protected]

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