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A Dungeons & Dragons podcast, where a rotating panel of DM’s provides insight and inspiration for Players and Dungeon Masters.
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Tuesday Jun 29, 2021
Tuesday Jun 29, 2021
Five different stages of story. Seven different plots. Seventeen stages of a hero's journey. And two unique one-shot ideas. This episode is jam packed with ideas and techniques to flesh out story beyond the standard goblin-smashing, MacGuffin-snatching, dragon-seducing elements of Dungeons & Dragons. Join Dan and Adam for one more week of Storytelling tips before Terry and the rest start to trickle back into the Guildhouse. And don't forget to pick up the four books we talk about this episode:
The Thirty-Six Dramatic Situations, by Georges Polti
The Seven Basic Plots, by Christopher Booker
The Hero with a Thousand Faces, by Joseph Campbell
How Many Trucks Can a Tow Truck Tow, by Charlotte Pomerantz
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Intro/Outro Music by: Cory Wiebe
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4 years ago
Alright I'm going to put a hard stop on one comment specifically the one about character backstories no no no anybody creating any character for any game system for anything that people are going to use later on. That never ever needs to be more than 3-5 paragraphs. if you can't communicate your design, throw-in a half dozen interesting things to hook, you are not a writer worthy of the name. I dont need to know about your dislike of parsley and number of sexual conquests.
4 years ago
Give me three people you know, two quirky things three things that describe your character and what you think about your birthplace. Boom done.