No Plot, Only Lore

Your Premise Doesn't Matter: Anime, Star Wars, Airbud, and D&D


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Josh and Kris dive into the secret to great storytelling: taking absurd concepts seriously. They discuss the silly anime premise of More Than a Married Couple, But Not Lovers, the "tits and fight" genre, and how movies like Airbud and the original Star Wars script turned goofy ideas into classics by playing them straight. The segment concludes with advice for D&D DMs on how to ground a ridiculous campaign—like dragon tyrants or a halfling mafia—with genuine emotional resonance and "heart."

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No Plot, Only LoreBy Josh Varty and Kristoffer Hansen