Season: RPG - Interlude: The Final Round Table
From The Game Design Round Table by Dirk Knemeyer & David V. Heron
January 28, 2026 · 54 min · Season 1 · Episode 382
About this episode
The hosts discuss RPGs and the role of cards in combat mechanics, inspired by a Discord comment.
Today, hosts Dirk Knemeyer and David Heron sit down today to have a discussion about RPGs stemming from a comment left by a user from the Discord channel. They dive into the importance of cards in combat mechanics, as well as David's connection to DnD.
People in this episode
Hosts: Dirk Knemeyer, David V. Heron
Topics covered
- RPGs
- combat mechanics
- card games
- DnD
- game design
Keywords
- RPG
- combat mechanics
- cards
- DnD
- game design
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Discord
Books & works: DnD
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