If the format of D&D modules were reconstructed from first principles, there's NO WAY boxed text would survive. Why does modern D&D still use boxed text? It's an unskippable cutscene which only exists as a misapplication of show-don't-tell.

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1. The Gazebo story https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_and_the_Dread_Gazebo

2. FATE Core https://fate-srd.com/fate-core

3. Numenera https://numenera.com/

4. Mothership “Another Bug Hunt” https://www.tuesdayknightgames.com/products/another-bug-hunt

5. Luca Rejec’s Holy Mountain Shaker https://www.exaltedfuneral.com/products/holy-mountain-shaker

6. Paramedic triage frameworks (page 6) https://members.stjohn.org.au/docs/FRA%20Topic%205%20Background.pdf

7. Wargaming intent statement https://youtu.be/5h4ChTl0gN4?t=1822&si=Qy3e-2a8NQHsUwN2

In this episode, we have a genuine argument about whether Dumbledore is actually gay. Because if a character's secret isn't revealed, was it ever true? Or is it a kind of quantum secret? But I promise this is still about TTRPGs.

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1. Dogs in the Vineyard https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dogs_in_the_Vineyard

2. Playing to life https://www.nordiclarp.org/2018/02/21/play-lift-not-just-lose/

3. Alien TTRPG https://freeleaguepublishing.com/games/alien/

4. Dumbledore is gay announcement https://www.reuters.com/article/world/us/jk-rowling-says-dumbledore-is-gay-idUSN20520040/

What do you do when a player misses a session? We talk session zero, love letters from Apocalypse World, and how Blades in the Dark solves RPG scheduling by rethinking the adventuring party.

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1. Love Letters PbtA https://community.openlegendrpg.com/t/gm-tech-love-letters-informing-absent-players/1921

2. Old School Essentials https://oldschoolessentials.necroticgnome.com/srd/index.php/Main_Page

3. Blades in the Dark https://bladesinthedark.com/greetings-scoundrel

4. Band of Blades https://evilhat.com/product/band-of-blades/

5. Stonetop https://plusoneexp.com/collections/stonetop