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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