Player Agency in Equipment | Swiftguard Design Breakdown 3

About this episode

This episode discusses player agency in equipment within the context of TTRPGs and provides resources for playtesting Swiftguard.

Join the Swiftguard Discord at: https://discord.com/invite/YWYHk2rhhW Try the NEWEST Swiftguard Playtest Packet 3.1: https://drive.google.com/file/d/11XCuMHsuYiC-BGaKSwc9wIrb25P6m0LZ/view?usp=drive_link Download the new Playtest Adventure 0 at:https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MK269NMzNXE_S4d_ccCmIt_VX7yJ5_lZ/view?usp=sharing Playtest Adventure 1: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NrZIQsXNOW83SUIr42WtBpFtg9u3ESah/view?usp=sharing Playtest Adventure 2:https://drive.google.com/file/d/1eRpEJIlu_BN-4yXK2lU1gL-IKj2U0ZQt/view?usp=drive_link Blank Character Sheets:https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WLbKuA8otniqi3nw84UbTdXANpfLDfc2/view?usp=sharing Want to follow more Dragon Mind? Check out the YouTube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/@dragonmindttrpgs And the Substack at https://dragonmind.substack.com/ Check out more of the Darkmore Podcast Network and join the community Discord at https://darkmorepodcasts.com/

People in this episode

Host: John Tanaka

Topics covered

• player agency
• TTRPG design
• equipment mechanics
• playtesting
• game development

Keywords

• TTRPG
• player agency
• equipment
• playtest
• game design

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Swiftguard, Darkmore Podcast Network, YouTube Channel, Substack

Products: Playtest Packet 3.1, Playtest Adventure 0, Playtest Adventure 1, Playtest Adventure 2, Blank Character Sheets

Places: Discord

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