Running Adventures & Meaningful Choices (Levi Combs, John "Hambone" McGuire, Brian Shutter)

About this episode

The episode discusses running great RPG adventures and the importance of meaningful player choices.

Levi Combs (Planet X Games), John “Hambone” McGuire (321 RPG), and Brian Shutter (Neon Lords of the Toxic Wasteland) use their diverse RPG design backgrounds to talk about running great adventures at the table—making meaningful player choices vs. forced outcomes. Check it out!

People in this episode

Guests: Levi Combs, John "Hambone" McGuire, Brian Shutter

Topics covered

• RPG design
• player choices
• adventure running
• tabletop games
• game mechanics

Keywords

• RPG
• adventures
• player choices
• game design
• tabletop
• meaningful outcomes

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Planet X Games, 321 RPG, Neon Lords of the Toxic Wasteland

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