We're back with the best production boy I could hope for, Mark Hartop from Dungeons, Dice, & Dudes. This episode, we talk about the heart of TTRPGs; the freedom of choice and the benefits and drawbacks that brings.

• 02:01 - The Beautiful Game
• 05:36 - Character Creation
• 19:11 - The Heat of Combat
• 25:52 - DM Choices and How That Impacts the Table
• 40:55 - Player/Character Divide
• 48:05 - Do Dice Remove Agency?

Find Mark on:

• Dungeons, Dice, & Dudes: https://linktr.ee/DDandD

Find Thinking Critically online:

• Website: https://www.thinkingcritically.co.uk
• Socials: @ThinkCritDnD

Music Credits:
"Chill", "Local Forecast", "Local Forecast - Elevator"
Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
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Podcast art by Lily from https://www.facebook.com/beiworkshop

Welcome back! I'm joined by fellow Englishman Austin, a.k.a. AC Whikcom, to discuss how to translate concepts and ideas into your TTRPG settings. Austin takes us through how to take those errant thoughts you have at 3am and turn them into publishable content worldwide, with a spattering of anecdotes throughout. We also criticise the language bloat of D&D 5e, and conclude that having a million random, niche languages that only one creature speaks probably doesn't add much value!

• 02:48 - From Brain to Page
• 15:41 - A Creative Journey
• 37:51 - The Language Problem
• 49:21 - Self-Publishing
• 53:56 - Genre Remixing

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Find Austin on:

• Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/stores/A-C-Whikcom/author/B0CHWCZHT2
• Waterstones: https://www.waterstones.com/book/dead-surprise/a-c-whikcom/9781803528717
• Website: https://www.acwhikcom.co.uk/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/The-Lands-of-Ferox/100086909630678/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/landsofferox/

Find Thinking Critically online:

• Website: https://www.thinkingcritically.co.uk
• Socials: @ThinkCritDnD
• Dungeons, Dice, & Dudes: https://linktr.ee/DDandD

Patrons:

• Tabletop Journeys @ttjourneys: https://ttjourneys.com/
• Joe from The Fourth Leg @jcd0818: https://anchor.fm/james-h-anderson
• Optional Rule @optionalrule: https://www.optionalrule.com/
• Matt Street @mpstreet88: https://www.virtualtimehustle.com/

Intro Music: 'Local Forecast' by Kevin MacLeod
Intermission Music: 'Chill' by Kevin MacLeod
Outro Music: 'Local Forecast - Elevator' by Kevin MacLeod

Podcast art by Lily from https://www.facebook.com/beiworkshop

It's my pleasure to welcome back to the show a previous guest from the Generations episode, Mikey! What I had intended to be a "how characters can influence the campaign" discussion, quickly turned into what makes us tick, where we get inspiration from, and the people who've supported us along the way. Listen for titbits on how to conscientiously crib from popular culture and advice on finding our own DM soundboard.

• 02:00 - The Sub/Conscious Real World
• 29:31 - Art Rather than Science
• 36:52 - The Thinking Critically Effect

Find Thinking Critically online:

• Website: https://www.thinkingcritically.co.uk
• Socials: @ThinkCritDnD
• Dungeons, Dice, & Dudes: https://linktr.ee/DDandD

References:

• 'Generations' episode of Thinking Critically
• 'Ravenloft' episode of Thinking Critically

Patrons:

• Tabletop Journeys @ttjourneys: https://ttjourneys.com/
• Joe from The Fourth Leg @jcd0818: https://anchor.fm/james-h-anderson
• Optional Rule @optionalrule: https://www.optionalrule.com/
• Matt Street @mpstreet88: https://www.virtualtimehustle.com/

Intro Music: 'Local Forecast' by Kevin MacLeod
Intermission Music: 'Chill' by Kevin MacLeod
Outro Music: 'Local Forecast - Elevator' by Kevin MacLeod

Podcast art by Lily from https://www.facebook.com/beiworkshop