Ep 271 - Setting and Tone

About this episode

This episode provides practical advice for GMs on designing and communicating the tone and setting of TTRPG campaigns.

In this episode we continue the “setting expectations” series, hopefully helping to stop mismatched expectations from derailing your TTRPG campaign! GMs, this episode is packed with practical advice for designing and effectively communicating your game's Tone and Setting. #rpg #ttrpg #dnd #pathfinder #gmtips #playertips #tabletop #tone #setting #expectations Resources: Buy Me a Coffee! - ko-fi.com/taking20podcast www.taking20podcast.com Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/taking20podcast Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/taking20podcast Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/taking20podcast.bsky.social

People in this episode

Host: Taking 20 Podcast

Topics covered

• TTRPG
• game design
• communication
• expectations
• tone
• setting

Keywords

• TTRPG
• game design
• tone
• setting
• expectations
• GMTips
• PlayerTips

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