Setting Elements (Dream Askew / Dream Apart) with Kodi Gonzaga

About this episode

The episode discusses RPG authority and game design with Kodi Gonzaga, focusing on the mechanics of Dream Askew / Dream Apart.

Transcripts available at diceexploder.com There's many ways to decide who has authority over what in an RPG. Traditional games have a bunch of players with one PC each and a GM responsible for everything else, while Dreams Askew / Dream Apart by Avery Alder and Ben Rosenbaum takes a very different approach: divide that "everything else" up into flavorful pieces, like "gossip & reputation" and "the wild forest" and give everyone a piece. That choice has become one of the backbones of Belonging Outside Belonging games (hacks of Dream Askew / Dream Apart), and today I'm joined by my good friend Kodi Gonzaga, a designer making just such a game, to break down exactly how it works at the table. Kodi's game Extra Ordinary is on Kickstarter now . Check it out! Further Reading Dream Askew / Dream Apart by Avery Alder and Benjamin Rosenbaum Socials Extra Ordinary on Kickstarter ! Kodi on Bluesky . Sam on Bluesky and itch . The Dice Exploder blog is at diceexploder.com Join the Dice Exploder Discord to talk about the show! Dice Exploder on Patreon Credits Our logo was designed by sporgory , our ad music is Lilypads by Travis Tessmer, and our theme song is Sunset Bridge by Purely Grey…

People in this episode

Host: Sam Dunnewold

Guest: Kodi Gonzaga

Topics covered

• RPG authority
• Belonging Outside Belonging
• game design
• Dream Askew
• Dream Apart
• Kickstarter

Keywords

• RPG
• game design
• Dream Askew
• Dream Apart
• Belonging Outside Belonging
• Extra Ordinary
• Kickstarter

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Kickstarter, Dice Exploder

Products: Extra Ordinary

Books & works: Dream Askew, Dream Apart

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