B025 - Campaign Builder - Foundations: Teamwork

Cooperative Game.  Collaborative Storytelling.  Teamwork.  On this episode of the Campaign Builder, we sit down together and shine the light on different aspects of tabletop roleplaying games that new Dungeon Masters should think about when prepping for sessions.  It's never too late to start promoting cohesion among the party members, and a lot of the time, there are things that DM's can do to help encourage the party to work as a single unit.

Takeaways:
- Degrees of success and failure are key aspects of good storytelling that uses random chance.
- Communicating or hiding conditions for success can add a level of tension in certain circumstances.
- Allow the players to think outside the box, execute their plans, and use creative outcomes to accomplish their goals.  It is okay to reward them if they earn it.
- The flanking variant rule often acts like the Help action in combat, without using a part of the character's turn.
- Blue Streak:  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0181316/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
- Taking the time to promote teamwork in subtle ways with common information and inclusive language will set the tone at the table.
- A major part of successful teamwork is putting the other players' fun first.

 

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