Episode 88: Playing with your mind (Dungeons & Dragons)

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Instead of board games Rob takes us to another part of his hobby space which is Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) and invites his DM and friend of the podcast Stewart to join in on the conversation.  Lets hope he rolls a natural 20 people.

FIRST PLAYER: Rob
OTHER PLAYERS: Becky
GUEST PLAYERS: Stewart

In this episode you'll learn:
- about the new Ada's Dream by Alleycat Games from our guest player Stewart
- Rob is enjoying his solo adventures in Star Wars Outer Rim by Fantasy Flight Games
- that Tenby is not only a Welsh town in Pembrokeshire but also a pretty good card game
- all about why the gang play Dungeons and Dragons, from DM'ing, to playing and all elements around this side of the hobby.

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EPISODE CHAPTERS

0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count

1:03 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex

1:17 - Stewart - Ada's Dream

7:28 - Becky - Tenby

11:20 - Rob - Star Wars Outer Rim

20:17 - TURN 3 - Main Event: Playing with your mind (Dungeons & Dragons)

29:49 - What led Stewart to becoming a DM & why?

32:57 - Beckys first proper D&D experience

35:55 - The reality of prep time for D&D sessions

41:06 - A lot of pitfalls for starting DMs

45:06 - Getting started in creating characters

51:15 - How does a relevative newbie feel going into D&D for the first time

58:04 - D&D can be whatever you want it to be

1:12:54 - What advice would you give a group to start their first sessions?

1:20:12 - TURN 4 - Konn4ct F4ur

1:23:49 - TURN 5 - The Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Next?

1:29:23 - TURN 6 - The Final Turn

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