The DUNGEON Gets a Turn - Nerdcognito Episode 324

About this episode

The episode discusses the historical significance and application of the Dungeon Turn in tabletop role-playing games.

Modern Gamers have just unearthed the Dungeon Turn, aka the Exploration or Game Turn and they think it is the TTRPG/D&D discovery of the milleniu millennium! We detail WHAT, WHY, and HOW the Dungeon Turn historically has always been a part of the game, and why it should be used by more tables! *** SUPPORT THE SHOW! Be a Check Mark Hero: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=VREXR2J3E6GGA *** Episode Sponsors and Affiliates We earn a small commission for each purchase at no additional cost to you! Check out Aoethra and CritHeads on DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher/31439/critheads-gaming?affiliate_id=3908211 Looking for dice? ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://onlycrits.com/nerdcognito⁠⁠⁠⁠ Use code NERDCOGNITO to save 15%! Grab something from DriveThru! ⁠⁠⁠⁠http://drivethrurpg.com/?affiliate_id=3908211⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get YOUR T-shirt!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://amzn.to/3D5xr0z⁠⁠⁠⁠ Shop Amazon and Support the Show: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://amzn.to/3djotja

Topics covered

• Dungeon Turn
• TTRPG
• D&D
• game mechanics
• tabletop gaming

Keywords

• Dungeon Turn
• TTRPG
• D&D
• game mechanics
• tabletop gaming
• exploration turn
• gaming discovery

Sponsors

Aoethra, CritHeads, DriveThruRPG, Amazon

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: INFAMOUS Media Group

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