Sitting down for a Session Zero!

About this episode

The episode discusses the importance of Session 0 in TTRPGs, covering social contracts and potential pitfalls without them.

Join hosts Ross and Vera as they discuss the importance of Session 0 for TTRPGs. They go over not only the social contracts that should be formed while having an honest conversation between DM and Players, but also give horror story examples of what can happen without them. They detail what goes into an effective Session 0 as well as answer questions from chat to help with specific examples.

People in this episode

Hosts: Ross, Vera

Topics covered

• Session 0
• TTRPGs
• social contracts
• DM and Players
• horror stories
• effective Session 0

Keywords

• Session 0
• TTRPG
• social contracts
• DM
• players
• horror stories
• effective session

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