Ep. 7: Creating a New Setting
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09/10/20 • 52 min
In this episode, Kevin and Steve discuss some ways to create your own original setting. These include inspiration, maps, timelines, and political/social factions. We discuss some of our games and how we were initially inspired by certain things we loved and how we used them in our original settings. We hope you enjoy!
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In this episode, Kevin and Steve discuss some ways to create your own original setting. These include inspiration, maps, timelines, and political/social factions. We discuss some of our games and how we were initially inspired by certain things we loved and how we used them in our original settings. We hope you enjoy!
Interact with us on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/RoImperfection
Send us a comment or question:
[email protected]
Visit our website:
https://roimperfection.com/
Send us a tip on Ko-fi!
https://ko-fi.com/roimperfection
Interact with us on Mastodon:
https://dice.camp/@RoImperfection
https://twitter.com/RoImperfection
Send us a comment or question:
Visit our website:
https://roimperfection.com/ (Down for Now)
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Ep. 6: Adapting an Existing Setting
In this episode, Kevin and Steve discuss taking elements from existing properties and using them to form your own version. The most popular examples of this are Final Fantasy and The Legend of Zelda. They discuss two different adaptations of Final Fantasy for Dungeons and Dragons: one successful and one unsuccessful. They also give some tips keeping players engaged and making them feel like their abilities matter. Finally, they each discuss a franchise that they'd like to adapt for a tabletop roleplaying game.
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Ep. 8: When Backstory and Setting Collide
In this episode, Steve and Kevin offer some ideas about integrating backstory and characters better. We also go into several ways to expand a character's backstory. We hope you enjoy!
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