Season 1 Wrap Up

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hello and welcome to the season one wrap

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up and retrospective today you have the

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pleasure of just myself

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and i'm here to

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yeah just just take a look back at

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the last oh six months maybe um that

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sounds like a long time well 25 episodes

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at least and yeah just take a little

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look back answer a few of your questions

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have a think about where i've come and

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and what the future holds so

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firstly i

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just wanted to thank all of my listeners

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so

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we're a pretty uh

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tight community right now and you know

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every time i

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go on to my distribution platform and i

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take a look at

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the numbers almost just by accident at

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this point it's

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it's a it's a it's a weird feeling i

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can't even describe it it's like hey

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there's

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you know there's people out there that

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like what you're doing

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[Laughter]

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which sounds weird but i think over the

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past

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year

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and so there's been a lot of

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self-doubt uh

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a lot of instances of

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you know lack of self-confidence so

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this is a this is a sincere

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thank you

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from the bottom of my heart to all my

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listeners you make it worth doing you

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make you've given my life another a lot

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of purpose so i do really appreciate

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every minute that my my episodes are

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listened to

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now

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the podcast itself would be nothing

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without the guests and

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man i

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i am just so

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incredibly lucky

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with

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the people that have agreed to

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join me on this

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little passion project of mine

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it's wild i took a bit of a gambit on

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the format you know having a different

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guest each week i'm lucky that i've got

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some supportive friends that got me

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through the first couple of episodes

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i'm just you know

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just download doing a thing but i wanted

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to take some time to basically go

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through all the guests and i'm just

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gonna rattle them off

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but they each one have

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really helped me on this journey and

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everyone has been special and everyone

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has been unique and i've learned

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something

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new from every guest i've had on and boy

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have we had a lot of different guests

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you know backgrounds and histories and

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experience and

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it's it's just been wild so

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without any further ado here we go

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we've got rob mcpherson thank you

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jack e l kareem aka fever dream studios

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howie from blue collard dm simon good

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friend simon jamie times two and dm

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confident

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manny from growed up geek

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nathan the brigzy check him out on

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twitch

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uh foolish swami dm who i met on

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instagram that was a really really fun

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time tim who is also now streaming on

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twitch check out his guitar

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kyle wagner totty aka mr back you down

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interesting episode very fun educational

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mike the hipster that was nice to have a

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british guy on that i didn't know so

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that was lots of fun

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we had christian from my sound delve app

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which was again a very interesting piece

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to see it from a completely different

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way of playing the game

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uh another uk guy we had phil uh the

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world builder

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archetypes with adam gumby

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tabletop journeys how could i forget my

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guys josh and leonica my first episode

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with more than one guest uh scary i

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but turned out bloody fantastic so i'm

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very happy with that

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we've got

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eos ricanto

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we have the whole i've done it again we

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had most of the cast of no small roles

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uh which was exceptionally intimidating

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insanely enjoyable again

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i got seango games

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uh nominee wrath guy called andrew very

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very interesting episode

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scott optional rule again a fantastic

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episode all about player agency

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but wine ants aka cryptographer

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super useful super interesting talk all

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about fudging dice rolls

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and then finally closing out the episode

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we had cal aka the baron

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so i just wanted to thank everybody all

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24 of you for

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joining me on this journey and there's a

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special place

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in my heart for

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the first three uh so that's kareem

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fever dream studios howie from blue

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collar dm

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and manny from grow up geek the those

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were the three people who i didn't

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originally know or didn't didn't already

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know in my life and they were the first

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three strangers in quotes and

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it really means a lot to me that they

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were willing to take that risk and take

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that chance on just

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going on some random british dudes

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podcast and it's the confidence i gained

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through those early episodes with those

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guys that have enabled me to keep going

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and to meet all these other wonderful

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new people so a special place in my

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heart as i said

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so yeah it's it's just been this

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wild ride

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i i went in completely cold with

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literally just this pipe dream idea of

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wouldn't it be cool if i did a podcast

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where i talked about a single word or

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topic and discussed it with different

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people every episode and that was it i

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pretty much just dived straight in

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set up an account

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started thinking about topics reached

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players and then

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made it made of twitter and that was it

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thought that much far ahead

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and it's one of those you know hindsight

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is 20 20 kind of things and looking back

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now it's just like wow that's that's

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bonkers i think i think one of the

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things i'm i'm probably most proud of is

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keeping this velocity of

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an episode every week the first episode

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released on a thursday but since then

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everything else was released at 1pm on a

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friday give or take a few late episodes

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but hey life gets in the way sometimes

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i mean again i say i'm proud but that is

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partly and thanks to the guests that

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i've had and who've been willing to

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spend that time with me and sometimes

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short notice to to join me on this

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journey

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but yeah it's just been so exciting

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there's something

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i get i get a a very unique sense of

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excitement when i sit down on discord to

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chat to a guest who

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have had sometimes very little

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interaction with up until that point and

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you know we've agreed a topic with a

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greater time in a day and then i'm not

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once more let's go and

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every time i have a little bit of

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apprehension and every time that has

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been misplaced because

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people have just been so

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friendly and supportive

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it's been a way to meet a lot of new

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i've probably met the most new people in

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the last

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five months than i've met in the last

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like three years

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yes it's a very interesting time

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i think one of the one of the

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bigger things i've realized is obviously

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you know there's many different ways to

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i mean i'm in a quite a unique position

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here where i'm speaking to you know at a

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time for recording this i've recorded

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maybe 30

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episodes in total

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getting to be like a decent sized data

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set for people's experiences for their

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games and how they play their games so

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i've had people that

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oh we only play twice a year we play for

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in the summer and then three days in the

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winter and we go and we have a holiday

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somewhere and that and that is so

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out of this world to me i'm like nope we

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play it every two weeks on a tuesday at

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you know it's it's eye opening it's

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it's enriched me like i i have a greater

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empathy now and a greater

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understanding of

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how people approach

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dnd and ttrpgs

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from from all across the world we've had

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plenty from

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the united states both central eastern

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and western uh a couple of canadians

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a couple of europeans couple of uh

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british guys um recording with a couple

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of uh australians at some point

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and to get that breadth of knowledge is

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i'm very honored and flattered it's it's

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very interesting i have to say you know

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how the people approach dming how the

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people approach playing

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how that

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changes your game when you're only

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every six months or you know they

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and a lot of people play with strangers

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whereas that's something i've never done

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ever i've only ever played with people i

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at least have some kind of pre-existing

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relationship with

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and again that's that's

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sounds very alien to me

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but in reality it's something a lot of

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people do all the time and again that's

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such a big difference there to how the

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game is played the kind of concessions

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you have to make both as a player and a

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dm

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something i never really thought of and

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it's when you start to appreciate those

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differences those nuances that it can

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just enrich your

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journey at the table and of course

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you know here's me

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dming my my homebrew campaign with a

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bunch of friends and that's it it

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doesn't extend past the table it's the

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seven of us and it's goofy and it's

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stupid and it's fun

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and there's no responsibility other than

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the regular dm and player

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responsibilities and then i i compare

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that to

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say no small roles

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or

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another actual player recorded with

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let's chew for later on that

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it's

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it's tricky it's like a completely

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it's completely different but also

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exactly the same at the same time

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which probably makes very little sense

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to anyone other than me but

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it's just those tricky little nuances

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that i just never appreciated other than

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like i sit down another

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goof around with my friends for four

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hours cool no there's like a whole thing

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it's a business and so on and so on so

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it's been quite the journey

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and

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i've been

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exceptionally lucky to meet so many

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interesting people

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and uh

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apparently we'll continue to do so and

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it seems no sign of stopping

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so

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obviously a lot has also changed in the

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the d and d sphere i suppose is one way

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to put it i think in one of the episodes

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we talked about how

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d d is this kind of evergreen

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thing and players and dm's

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there's no plateau you just keep

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learning you just keep evolving and

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refining

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how you approach those activities

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it never ends and

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you know selfishly one reason i did this

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was to

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was to speed up that process a little

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bit and to learn those

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tricks and tips and and other approaches

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people have to help round me out as a

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player in a dm

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and i'd like to think it's it's done

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that and i also like to think it's

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helped other people

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so yeah it's one of these things that

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just keeps going and i think

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i've been again lucky that

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audrey wizards themselves have put out

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some additional content since starting

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the podcast so it's quite an interesting

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time when tasha's called you know

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everything came out i've very much dived

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into

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into that and how that

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has kind of impacted

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the space

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it's probably more than i've really had

348
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time to appreciate and probably

349
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deserving of its own episode at some

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point the whole kind of custom lineage

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custom race aspect that i've actually

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used

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for like a a four shot

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i'm playing in a custom race which you

355
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know before dashes came out i was very

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much like yeah there's like a million

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races that's that's fine

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but then

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literally the next character i make

360
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immediately makes use of it and i

361
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changed my tune overnight almost to be

362
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like oh yeah that's super handy and yeah

363
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that's i could definitely make use of

364
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that

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so yeah that there's been that um we've

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also had like ravenloft and castrat has

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been kind of revamped and re-released

368
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but as regular listeners will know i'm

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not a a super keen fan on published

370
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modules so

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probably not something i'm going to

372
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experience but

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definitely something i should probably

374
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just have to find the right dm i have to

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say and then i would

376
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i probably would like to play cursor

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struts if anyone's listening there you

378
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go consider that a job application a job

379
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opening for you guys uh

380
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[Laughter]

381
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it's just yeah this is this ongoing

382
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experience and

383
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part of that is

384
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so as i mentioned earlier i had this

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this grand idea i was like hey why don't

386
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i just have a bunch of topics here's his

387
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ten i can think off off the top of my

388
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head that sounds like a great idea danny

389
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you should go ahead and do it cool i

390
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will thanks analo and i

391
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did

392
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and my list of unallocated topics has

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really expanded and contracted extremely

394
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over the over the past five months uh as

395
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obviously people have people have

396
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snapped them up and taken them and then

397
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i've gone down to like oh i actually

398
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don't have any more topics to talk about

399
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but then i'll have a flash of

400
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inspiration and suddenly that will

401
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balloon out again um again often with

402
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support from from others and from

403
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friends and stuff and

404
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somehow

405
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don't don't ask me somehow i've managed

406
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to keep it going up as i said up until

407
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like 35 40 episodes i'm looking at my

408
00:14:01,920 --> 00:14:07,440
list now oh gosh it's probably near a 50

409
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if i'm being completely frank of of

410
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topics which again had you

411
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said that to me at the beginning

412
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i

413
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probably wouldn't have realized you know

414
00:14:14,800 --> 00:14:18,800
appreciated

415
00:14:16,560 --> 00:14:21,040
how this this structure of this podcast

416
00:14:18,800 --> 00:14:23,440
was as equally limiting as it is freeing

417
00:14:21,040 --> 00:14:25,360
so that the whole purpose was like i

418
00:14:23,440 --> 00:14:27,920
want the topics to be this kind of

419
00:14:25,360 --> 00:14:30,639
ambiguous ooh how how what does that

420
00:14:27,920 --> 00:14:31,760
mean to me within the dnd framework

421
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and

422
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you hear the beginning of most episodes

423
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i'm like yep definitely didn't think of

424
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it in that way and that's i love that

425
00:14:37,120 --> 00:14:41,040
that's that's precisely why i'm doing it

426
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and i hope that

427
00:14:41,040 --> 00:14:46,560
the listeners you guys also find it just

428
00:14:43,360 --> 00:14:48,000
as enjoyable to have that oh wow yeah

429
00:14:46,560 --> 00:14:50,160
that is an interesting way to approach

430
00:14:48,000 --> 00:14:51,920
that topic um

431
00:14:50,160 --> 00:14:55,440
but likewise obviously limiting it to a

432
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single word uh and i like

433
00:14:55,440 --> 00:14:59,839
i've never considered myself

434
00:14:57,279 --> 00:15:01,120
a creator or an artist yes i do my

435
00:14:59,839 --> 00:15:02,000
homebrew campaign but it's a very

436
00:15:01,120 --> 00:15:04,480
different

437
00:15:02,000 --> 00:15:06,959
thing it's a lot more fluid and i never

438
00:15:04,480 --> 00:15:10,480
really considered myself

439
00:15:06,959 --> 00:15:12,800
precious but when it's come to this

440
00:15:10,480 --> 00:15:14,880
podcast i am very much like i've talked

441
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to prospective guests in the past and

442
00:15:14,880 --> 00:15:19,519
and some of them have suggested oh what

443
00:15:16,480 --> 00:15:21,680
about this topic which is like

444
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player interaction for sake of example

445
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and i'm like that is fantastic but

446
00:15:24,880 --> 00:15:28,000
and let me just [ __ ] the gun so i can

447
00:15:26,399 --> 00:15:30,720
shoot myself in the foot and say i've

448
00:15:28,000 --> 00:15:32,320
kind of limited it to a single word

449
00:15:30,720 --> 00:15:33,759
i'm like we've got to i think you know

450
00:15:32,320 --> 00:15:35,680
thanks i guess at that point we kind of

451
00:15:33,759 --> 00:15:37,519
worked together to to get to a single

452
00:15:35,680 --> 00:15:39,759
word but it was i have to put my hands

453
00:15:37,519 --> 00:15:42,079
up and say that was a bit of a

454
00:15:39,759 --> 00:15:44,000
contrivance it was a bit of a like oh

455
00:15:42,079 --> 00:15:45,920
we've had to take in a little step maybe

456
00:15:44,000 --> 00:15:47,440
too far there just to bend it into the

457
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structure of the show

458
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so i'm i am a little bit anxious that

459
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one day i am literally going to be just

460
00:15:52,880 --> 00:15:57,360
running on fumes or i'm just going to be

461
00:15:54,720 --> 00:15:59,519
having so contrived topics that it's

462
00:15:57,360 --> 00:16:01,920
almost pointless at that point but

463
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thankfully we are not there yet or that

464
00:16:01,920 --> 00:16:04,720
they

465
00:16:02,880 --> 00:16:06,880
may well come and at which point i might

466
00:16:04,720 --> 00:16:09,279
have to think about shaking it up a

467
00:16:06,880 --> 00:16:11,440
little bit or perhaps just

468
00:16:09,279 --> 00:16:13,360
starting again and going around the loop

469
00:16:11,440 --> 00:16:14,720
but with different guests in that slot

470
00:16:13,360 --> 00:16:16,480
something i honestly haven't thought

471
00:16:14,720 --> 00:16:17,519
about too much but

472
00:16:16,480 --> 00:16:20,480
it is

473
00:16:17,519 --> 00:16:23,600
an ongoing background anxiety of mine

474
00:16:20,480 --> 00:16:25,680
every time a new guest

475
00:16:23,600 --> 00:16:27,519
wants to chat or has a you know i'm

476
00:16:25,680 --> 00:16:29,120
talking to somebody about

477
00:16:27,519 --> 00:16:30,000
uh arranging a time or a topic and

478
00:16:29,120 --> 00:16:32,000
they're like

479
00:16:30,000 --> 00:16:34,720
how do the topics work and i'm like do

480
00:16:32,000 --> 00:16:36,399
you know what i've got three left um

481
00:16:34,720 --> 00:16:37,920
maybe we should think of a new one

482
00:16:36,399 --> 00:16:40,000
because

483
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please please help um

484
00:16:40,000 --> 00:16:42,399
so

485
00:16:40,880 --> 00:16:44,800
again this is this is another call if

486
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anyone has any ideas for topics

487
00:16:44,800 --> 00:16:48,079
that we

488
00:16:46,240 --> 00:16:49,519
perhaps haven't covered yet or a

489
00:16:48,079 --> 00:16:50,639
different kind of

490
00:16:49,519 --> 00:16:52,880
approach

491
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to a a topic

492
00:16:52,880 --> 00:16:57,279
a synonym in some ways can be different

493
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enough that it

494
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encourages

495
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different perspectives

496
00:17:00,560 --> 00:17:04,720
please do let me know i'm you know just

497
00:17:03,360 --> 00:17:05,760
from the episodes we've had we've had

498
00:17:04,720 --> 00:17:07,679
some real

499
00:17:05,760 --> 00:17:10,880
kind of abstract

500
00:17:07,679 --> 00:17:13,360
some esoteric topics that are just like

501
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on on the face of it has no connection

502
00:17:13,360 --> 00:17:17,910
to d d but we know where there's a will

503
00:17:15,919 --> 00:17:20,079
i'll i'll certainly find a way so

504
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[Laughter]

505
00:17:20,079 --> 00:17:22,400
it might even just get to the point

506
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where i've just got a dictionary and i'm

507
00:17:22,400 --> 00:17:25,360
just like right well

508
00:17:24,160 --> 00:17:27,280
aardvarks

509
00:17:25,360 --> 00:17:29,039
what does that mean to you in the dnd

510
00:17:27,280 --> 00:17:30,720
framework and

511
00:17:29,039 --> 00:17:33,840
i'm imagining we could probably we could

512
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probably make it work

513
00:17:35,600 --> 00:17:41,039
so moving on a little bit i've got a

514
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couple of you know you may have seen on

515
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twitter and instagram i've done a couple

516
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of like episode snippets in the past and

517
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unfortunately due to time constraints i

518
00:17:47,520 --> 00:17:51,600
haven't always had the opportunity to

519
00:17:48,880 --> 00:17:53,280
kind of push those out at the time

520
00:17:51,600 --> 00:17:55,120
needed to make them relevant to the

521
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episodes so what i wanted to do is

522
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dedicate a little bit of time now into

523
00:17:57,919 --> 00:18:00,720
sharing you guys some of those snippets

524
00:17:59,679 --> 00:18:03,919
that haven't quite made it out to the

525
00:18:00,720 --> 00:18:07,039
public so for starter for 10 we are

526
00:18:03,919 --> 00:18:10,320
actually lucky in that we have

527
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three snippets from optional rule scott

528
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who obviously if you've listened to the

529
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agency episode you would have you would

530
00:18:13,120 --> 00:18:16,640
have heard these already however

531
00:18:15,440 --> 00:18:18,480
they were they were such kind of you

532
00:18:16,640 --> 00:18:19,679
know flagship parts of that episode that

533
00:18:18,480 --> 00:18:21,200
i wanted to dedicate them a little bit

534
00:18:19,679 --> 00:18:23,360
more time as they haven't been released

535
00:18:21,200 --> 00:18:25,039
as official snippets and maybe kind of

536
00:18:23,360 --> 00:18:26,160
have a little retrospective on them as

537
00:18:25,039 --> 00:18:27,919
well so

538
00:18:26,160 --> 00:18:31,120
here's the first one where we've got

539
00:18:27,919 --> 00:18:32,880
scott from optional rule talking about

540
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agency within

541
00:18:32,880 --> 00:18:37,200
the framework of dnd and how

542
00:18:35,039 --> 00:18:38,960
the different elements of play affect

543
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player agency

544
00:18:38,960 --> 00:18:42,720
maybe even worth noting right out of the

545
00:18:40,400 --> 00:18:45,200
gate that in a game as it relates to

546
00:18:42,720 --> 00:18:47,919
tabletop games the dm

547
00:18:45,200 --> 00:18:50,000
dictates the options the player uh

548
00:18:47,919 --> 00:18:52,320
dictates the choices so the exercise

549
00:18:50,000 --> 00:18:54,960
agency and the dice dictate the outcome

550
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so that's really the core agency is a

551
00:18:54,960 --> 00:19:00,400
core component of gameplay for a player

552
00:18:58,000 --> 00:19:01,919
in any tabletop role-playing game

553
00:19:00,400 --> 00:19:04,720
i really

554
00:19:01,919 --> 00:19:07,280
thought that was a really distilled

555
00:19:04,720 --> 00:19:08,880
snippet of basically that whole episode

556
00:19:07,280 --> 00:19:11,120
right so you've got the dms that did

557
00:19:08,880 --> 00:19:13,360
take the options the players dictate the

558
00:19:11,120 --> 00:19:14,720
choices they make but then the dice

559
00:19:13,360 --> 00:19:16,720
dictate the outcome because there's

560
00:19:14,720 --> 00:19:18,480
always that talk around agency of like

561
00:19:16,720 --> 00:19:21,520
well the dice are telling me what to do

562
00:19:18,480 --> 00:19:24,160
and why am i a master fief and then i

563
00:19:21,520 --> 00:19:25,280
roll a one and uh i can't pick that lock

564
00:19:24,160 --> 00:19:27,600
but it's

565
00:19:25,280 --> 00:19:30,240
the steps leading up to that point it

566
00:19:27,600 --> 00:19:32,000
isn't just the dice taking that agency

567
00:19:30,240 --> 00:19:33,440
away it's the steps leading up to that

568
00:19:32,000 --> 00:19:34,640
point and

569
00:19:33,440 --> 00:19:36,080
yeah that was just a really nice

570
00:19:34,640 --> 00:19:37,440
distilled

571
00:19:36,080 --> 00:19:39,840
way that i've

572
00:19:37,440 --> 00:19:41,919
i now always have rattling around in the

573
00:19:39,840 --> 00:19:43,840
back of my mind of like here are your

574
00:19:41,919 --> 00:19:46,559
options i lay them out for you guys it's

575
00:19:43,840 --> 00:19:48,559
the dm you can go left you can go right

576
00:19:46,559 --> 00:19:50,320
you can go up down there are some

577
00:19:48,559 --> 00:19:52,799
options i haven't thought of but

578
00:19:50,320 --> 00:19:55,760
they're no less viable and the players

579
00:19:52,799 --> 00:19:57,280
go okay well that we'll we'll go left

580
00:19:55,760 --> 00:19:58,799
okay that's that's their choice they've

581
00:19:57,280 --> 00:20:00,480
made that that's their agency but

582
00:19:58,799 --> 00:20:01,679
perhaps going left then

583
00:20:00,480 --> 00:20:04,159
leads to

584
00:20:01,679 --> 00:20:06,799
a situation where they they have to make

585
00:20:04,159 --> 00:20:09,919
a role or perhaps down that left path

586
00:20:06,799 --> 00:20:12,880
that there's the opportunity to

587
00:20:09,919 --> 00:20:15,679
do something right that would ostensibly

588
00:20:12,880 --> 00:20:18,400
require a dice roll now how well that

589
00:20:15,679 --> 00:20:20,720
happens is effectively down to the dice

590
00:20:18,400 --> 00:20:22,080
but what's what's important is that the

591
00:20:20,720 --> 00:20:24,880
players have made that choice they've

592
00:20:22,080 --> 00:20:25,760
essentially made a cognitive decision to

593
00:20:24,880 --> 00:20:28,159
to go

594
00:20:25,760 --> 00:20:30,480
i i'm going to do something which

595
00:20:28,159 --> 00:20:33,280
requires my character to roll a dice

596
00:20:30,480 --> 00:20:35,039
a go there's a chance of failure because

597
00:20:33,280 --> 00:20:36,640
as the old adjust says

598
00:20:35,039 --> 00:20:38,400
players should only ever be rolling dice

599
00:20:36,640 --> 00:20:39,760
if there's a chance of failure

600
00:20:38,400 --> 00:20:41,440
you know they should never roll dice or

601
00:20:39,760 --> 00:20:42,320
something trivial and i just think that

602
00:20:41,440 --> 00:20:44,640
three

603
00:20:42,320 --> 00:20:46,640
kind of boom boom boom dm

604
00:20:44,640 --> 00:20:49,039
options players choices dice's outcome

605
00:20:46,640 --> 00:20:51,600
it's just a really nice distilled

606
00:20:49,039 --> 00:20:53,520
way of describing what happens it's like

607
00:20:51,600 --> 00:20:54,799
a it's like an alternative approach to

608
00:20:53,520 --> 00:20:55,840
that

609
00:20:54,799 --> 00:20:57,520
three

610
00:20:55,840 --> 00:20:59,360
step feedback loop that the player's

611
00:20:57,520 --> 00:21:00,640
handbook says you know like the dm sets

612
00:20:59,360 --> 00:21:02,799
the scene the players do something in

613
00:21:00,640 --> 00:21:05,200
the scene and the dm describes the

614
00:21:02,799 --> 00:21:06,640
outcome i think it's it's a lampshade

615
00:21:05,200 --> 00:21:08,400
hanging to a certain extent which is

616
00:21:06,640 --> 00:21:10,080
good in this instance to say well no but

617
00:21:08,400 --> 00:21:13,039
you know the dice also

618
00:21:10,080 --> 00:21:17,200
help dictate that outcome

619
00:21:13,039 --> 00:21:18,480
now we have a another snippet which is a

620
00:21:17,200 --> 00:21:20,080
bit

621
00:21:18,480 --> 00:21:23,600
self-congratulatory

622
00:21:20,080 --> 00:21:25,760
um it is predominantly me talking but

623
00:21:23,600 --> 00:21:28,000
well we'll listen to it and i'll explain

624
00:21:25,760 --> 00:21:30,400
why i've included it here in a moment

625
00:21:28,000 --> 00:21:33,200
but this is from the same episode with

626
00:21:30,400 --> 00:21:34,720
scott from optional rule

627
00:21:33,200 --> 00:21:36,480
yeah you're absolutely right and the

628
00:21:34,720 --> 00:21:39,919
result of having a world free of

629
00:21:36,480 --> 00:21:41,360
reactions or conditions is that actually

630
00:21:39,919 --> 00:21:43,200
the ironic thing is your agency means

631
00:21:41,360 --> 00:21:44,400
even less because there's nothing off

632
00:21:43,200 --> 00:21:45,440
the back of it so

633
00:21:44,400 --> 00:21:47,280
it's actually kind of like a snake

634
00:21:45,440 --> 00:21:49,440
eating its own tail kind of thing

635
00:21:47,280 --> 00:21:51,280
ooh that's a great point of view your

636
00:21:49,440 --> 00:21:54,080
agency means less if there are no

637
00:21:51,280 --> 00:21:56,960
consequences for your choices

638
00:21:54,080 --> 00:21:59,919
so yeah there's a number of reasons why

639
00:21:56,960 --> 00:22:02,000
i particularly like that snippet

640
00:21:59,919 --> 00:22:03,440
the first being is i am as i said quite

641
00:22:02,000 --> 00:22:06,080
proud that i managed to come up with

642
00:22:03,440 --> 00:22:08,640
that on the fly uh

643
00:22:06,080 --> 00:22:10,640
and the second is i've got a lot of time

644
00:22:08,640 --> 00:22:12,960
and respect for scott so it was really

645
00:22:10,640 --> 00:22:15,520
quite flattering to hear him have such

646
00:22:12,960 --> 00:22:18,880
good feedback about that little uh idea

647
00:22:15,520 --> 00:22:22,240
i had on the fly but i think it speaks

648
00:22:18,880 --> 00:22:24,400
to my style as a dm that

649
00:22:22,240 --> 00:22:27,200
i'm really big on

650
00:22:24,400 --> 00:22:28,640
having consequences for your actions

651
00:22:27,200 --> 00:22:31,039
one reason being

652
00:22:28,640 --> 00:22:32,799
it shows that the players have agency it

653
00:22:31,039 --> 00:22:34,480
reinforces that point that hey what you

654
00:22:32,799 --> 00:22:36,880
do here matters

655
00:22:34,480 --> 00:22:39,520
these choices you're making matter

656
00:22:36,880 --> 00:22:41,679
because this thing is now happening

657
00:22:39,520 --> 00:22:44,400
and that to me is

658
00:22:41,679 --> 00:22:45,360
super important like the most important

659
00:22:44,400 --> 00:22:46,640
thing

660
00:22:45,360 --> 00:22:48,640
more important than

661
00:22:46,640 --> 00:22:51,039
it is in say mass effect something i

662
00:22:48,640 --> 00:22:52,400
keep going back to because

663
00:22:51,039 --> 00:22:54,080
although yes you can pick the blue

664
00:22:52,400 --> 00:22:55,760
option or you can pick the red option

665
00:22:54,080 --> 00:22:57,120
and if you hit pick the red option you

666
00:22:55,760 --> 00:22:59,360
punch the guy out the window and he

667
00:22:57,120 --> 00:23:00,320
doesn't appear in a cutscene 15 hours

668
00:22:59,360 --> 00:23:01,520
later

669
00:23:00,320 --> 00:23:03,360
okay

670
00:23:01,520 --> 00:23:05,520
great i don't even remember that

671
00:23:03,360 --> 00:23:07,440
decision 15 hours later

672
00:23:05,520 --> 00:23:09,039
who really

673
00:23:07,440 --> 00:23:11,440
cares other than

674
00:23:09,039 --> 00:23:13,200
i pick i want to pick the red options

675
00:23:11,440 --> 00:23:15,679
so on the face of it it's very similar

676
00:23:13,200 --> 00:23:18,559
it's giving the players choices but

677
00:23:15,679 --> 00:23:21,039
underneath it there's just so much more

678
00:23:18,559 --> 00:23:24,640
there so much more weight to it that it

679
00:23:21,039 --> 00:23:29,200
really really hits home for me

680
00:23:24,640 --> 00:23:32,720
and on to the final snippet this is the

681
00:23:29,200 --> 00:23:35,440
third snippet from the acting episode

682
00:23:32,720 --> 00:23:37,760
with the cast of no small roles and the

683
00:23:35,440 --> 00:23:38,880
second of daryl's pearls of wisdom

684
00:23:37,760 --> 00:23:40,720
trademark

685
00:23:38,880 --> 00:23:42,720
a really fun episode really intimidating

686
00:23:40,720 --> 00:23:44,960
as i said but it turned out really well

687
00:23:42,720 --> 00:23:46,400
i'm really happy with it and

688
00:23:44,960 --> 00:23:47,440
daryl was just full of these kind of

689
00:23:46,400 --> 00:23:50,320
wholesome

690
00:23:47,440 --> 00:23:52,000
insightful little comments so i i really

691
00:23:50,320 --> 00:23:54,400
wanted to give this one a listen to

692
00:23:52,000 --> 00:23:57,760
again as again another good example of a

693
00:23:54,400 --> 00:24:00,320
prime takeaway from one of the episodes

694
00:23:57,760 --> 00:24:03,919
listen to what's being offered

695
00:24:00,320 --> 00:24:06,240
offer when there's opportunity to do so

696
00:24:03,919 --> 00:24:09,679
don't be afraid to take a risk be bold

697
00:24:06,240 --> 00:24:10,480
no choice too small um

698
00:24:09,679 --> 00:24:13,679
and

699
00:24:10,480 --> 00:24:15,520
and have fun and don't be embarrassed

700
00:24:13,679 --> 00:24:19,200
about expressing

701
00:24:15,520 --> 00:24:20,960
something that is uniquely yours which

702
00:24:19,200 --> 00:24:23,039
everyone has um

703
00:24:20,960 --> 00:24:25,760
loads of people will say like oh i can't

704
00:24:23,039 --> 00:24:28,720
act i mean like it you can it's not like

705
00:24:25,760 --> 00:24:30,880
a chosen magical ability that only chose

706
00:24:28,720 --> 00:24:33,200
if you have like like all of us here in

707
00:24:30,880 --> 00:24:35,440
multiple roles we trained to learn how

708
00:24:33,200 --> 00:24:37,039
to act we had some idea of what it was

709
00:24:35,440 --> 00:24:39,520
then we paid money time and blood and

710
00:24:37,039 --> 00:24:41,840
tears to learn how to do it and it's a

711
00:24:39,520 --> 00:24:44,559
skill that we can turn on and off but

712
00:24:41,840 --> 00:24:48,559
everyone can do it and it's just a

713
00:24:44,559 --> 00:24:50,559
matter of just giving it a go and um and

714
00:24:48,559 --> 00:24:53,360
trust in yourself that it's fine it's

715
00:24:50,559 --> 00:24:55,679
safe the world doesn't end if you if

716
00:24:53,360 --> 00:24:56,480
you're not satisfied with what you bring

717
00:24:55,679 --> 00:24:57,600
but

718
00:24:56,480 --> 00:24:59,279
you go to

719
00:24:57,600 --> 00:25:01,760
play d d because you have something to

720
00:24:59,279 --> 00:25:04,400
bring and it's your chance to

721
00:25:01,760 --> 00:25:06,880
give it so give it

722
00:25:04,400 --> 00:25:08,960
wow like

723
00:25:06,880 --> 00:25:11,440
how fantastic is that

724
00:25:08,960 --> 00:25:13,360
considering he was ad-libbing there

725
00:25:11,440 --> 00:25:14,799
there's just so many

726
00:25:13,360 --> 00:25:17,039
really

727
00:25:14,799 --> 00:25:19,520
really important messages

728
00:25:17,039 --> 00:25:21,760
in that you know half a minute

729
00:25:19,520 --> 00:25:23,919
discussion there around

730
00:25:21,760 --> 00:25:25,279
you know don't

731
00:25:23,919 --> 00:25:27,679
the saying goes you're often your own

732
00:25:25,279 --> 00:25:29,200
harshest critic and that's basically

733
00:25:27,679 --> 00:25:31,120
what daryl's getting out there in one

734
00:25:29,200 --> 00:25:33,640
point and that like don't set

735
00:25:31,120 --> 00:25:36,320
expectations too high

736
00:25:33,640 --> 00:25:37,919
999 players out of a thousand are not

737
00:25:36,320 --> 00:25:39,679
professional actors they are not

738
00:25:37,919 --> 00:25:43,200
professional voice actors myself

739
00:25:39,679 --> 00:25:45,039
included in that 999 and to have those

740
00:25:43,200 --> 00:25:47,200
kind of misaligned expectations can

741
00:25:45,039 --> 00:25:49,120
really

742
00:25:47,200 --> 00:25:51,120
be a detriment to your experience at the

743
00:25:49,120 --> 00:25:52,799
table and it's

744
00:25:51,120 --> 00:25:55,039
it here's the kind of parallels i like

745
00:25:52,799 --> 00:25:56,400
to draw between seemingly unconnected

746
00:25:55,039 --> 00:25:58,559
episodes we have

747
00:25:56,400 --> 00:26:00,640
that with acting with a group of you

748
00:25:58,559 --> 00:26:02,799
know theater and stage actors and a

749
00:26:00,640 --> 00:26:05,520
whole group of them doing a recorded

750
00:26:02,799 --> 00:26:07,760
podcast and here's the parallel with the

751
00:26:05,520 --> 00:26:09,279
episode on fudging dice rolls with bart

752
00:26:07,760 --> 00:26:10,400
in that

753
00:26:09,279 --> 00:26:11,360
it's freeing

754
00:26:10,400 --> 00:26:13,919
both

755
00:26:11,360 --> 00:26:15,440
not fudging dice and also kind of

756
00:26:13,919 --> 00:26:17,279
relinquishing yourself from any

757
00:26:15,440 --> 00:26:19,679
expectations it's just freeing it

758
00:26:17,279 --> 00:26:22,000
enables you to be who you want to be and

759
00:26:19,679 --> 00:26:25,440
play how you want to play without fear

760
00:26:22,000 --> 00:26:26,880
of repercussions and again i talk about

761
00:26:25,440 --> 00:26:29,039
it with simon at the end of the

762
00:26:26,880 --> 00:26:30,799
happiness episode that everybody's at

763
00:26:29,039 --> 00:26:33,440
the table to have fun

764
00:26:30,799 --> 00:26:34,799
that isn't one that isn't rule zero

765
00:26:33,440 --> 00:26:35,840
there isn't even a rule that's that's

766
00:26:34,799 --> 00:26:38,880
just like

767
00:26:35,840 --> 00:26:41,600
the fundamental part of the game i can't

768
00:26:38,880 --> 00:26:44,880
stress that enough and

769
00:26:41,600 --> 00:26:46,480
i think once you really lock that in

770
00:26:44,880 --> 00:26:48,790
then the rest

771
00:26:46,480 --> 00:26:54,729
falls into place

772
00:26:48,790 --> 00:26:54,729
[Music]

773
00:26:58,880 --> 00:27:03,520
all right so

774
00:27:00,320 --> 00:27:07,200
on to the penultimate part of today's

775
00:27:03,520 --> 00:27:08,720
show we are going to do the q and a and

776
00:27:07,200 --> 00:27:11,440
something i've been flatted that i've

777
00:27:08,720 --> 00:27:13,440
had a bunch of questions come in some

778
00:27:11,440 --> 00:27:15,919
easier than others but uh full

779
00:27:13,440 --> 00:27:17,919
disclosure i haven't planned the answers

780
00:27:15,919 --> 00:27:19,360
to these questions i've

781
00:27:17,919 --> 00:27:21,120
been like oh that's an interesting

782
00:27:19,360 --> 00:27:23,520
question i wonder how i'll answer that

783
00:27:21,120 --> 00:27:25,200
and that's as far as it's gone so most

784
00:27:23,520 --> 00:27:28,480
of these you're gonna be having off the

785
00:27:25,200 --> 00:27:31,600
top of my head uh so it should be quite

786
00:27:28,480 --> 00:27:34,159
an interesting experience i am safe to

787
00:27:31,600 --> 00:27:34,880
say

788
00:27:34,159 --> 00:27:36,159
so

789
00:27:34,880 --> 00:27:38,240
there was one

790
00:27:36,159 --> 00:27:39,760
theme of question that was asked you

791
00:27:38,240 --> 00:27:41,679
know four times

792
00:27:39,760 --> 00:27:44,080
which was around

793
00:27:41,679 --> 00:27:46,080
how have i changed

794
00:27:44,080 --> 00:27:49,520
as a player and as a dm from what i've

795
00:27:46,080 --> 00:27:52,960
discussed on the podcast so

796
00:27:49,520 --> 00:27:54,320
kareem from fever dream studios he asked

797
00:27:52,960 --> 00:27:55,679
you know what have i changed my mind

798
00:27:54,320 --> 00:27:56,799
about from what i guessed has said on

799
00:27:55,679 --> 00:27:59,679
the show

800
00:27:56,799 --> 00:28:01,440
rob mcpherson asked by my instagram

801
00:27:59,679 --> 00:28:03,840
has any conversation i've had changed my

802
00:28:01,440 --> 00:28:05,279
mind or an approach to an aspect of dnd

803
00:28:03,840 --> 00:28:06,799
or dming

804
00:28:05,279 --> 00:28:10,640
and

805
00:28:06,799 --> 00:28:12,399
my sound delve so christian boche asked

806
00:28:10,640 --> 00:28:16,640
what magical moments during my episodes

807
00:28:12,399 --> 00:28:17,600
have lingered and impacted my gm style

808
00:28:16,640 --> 00:28:21,520
so

809
00:28:17,600 --> 00:28:23,919
it's all you know it shares a theme and

810
00:28:21,520 --> 00:28:25,840
it's a difficult one to answer because

811
00:28:23,919 --> 00:28:27,520
it's impacted me in so many ways but i

812
00:28:25,840 --> 00:28:29,679
think many of them are kind of

813
00:28:27,520 --> 00:28:31,919
imperceptible to me

814
00:28:29,679 --> 00:28:34,000
a lot of it has been a self-confidence

815
00:28:31,919 --> 00:28:35,279
thing i've mentioned many times before

816
00:28:34,000 --> 00:28:36,720
around like

817
00:28:35,279 --> 00:28:38,399
here's what i'm planning or here's what

818
00:28:36,720 --> 00:28:40,399
i've done and the feedback has generally

819
00:28:38,399 --> 00:28:41,679
been favorable which is always nice to

820
00:28:40,399 --> 00:28:43,760
hear

821
00:28:41,679 --> 00:28:46,320
despite how big my ego sometimes might

822
00:28:43,760 --> 00:28:46,320
appear to be

823
00:28:46,640 --> 00:28:50,480
i think probably the biggest

824
00:28:48,559 --> 00:28:53,440
the biggest

825
00:28:50,480 --> 00:28:56,399
was to do with fudging dice now i was

826
00:28:53,440 --> 00:28:58,960
already toying with the idea of

827
00:28:56,399 --> 00:29:00,960
rolling in the open for kind of trivial

828
00:28:58,960 --> 00:29:03,360
roles well trivial was not the right

829
00:29:00,960 --> 00:29:06,799
word kind of non-essential roles but

830
00:29:03,360 --> 00:29:08,480
after reading bart's treaties and having

831
00:29:06,799 --> 00:29:10,080
a discussion with him

832
00:29:08,480 --> 00:29:11,360
there's there's more benefits than are

833
00:29:10,080 --> 00:29:12,799
immediately

834
00:29:11,360 --> 00:29:15,120
obvious so that that's probably one

835
00:29:12,799 --> 00:29:17,600
thing i want to lean into more

836
00:29:15,120 --> 00:29:18,320
and not just dice rolls but also dc's

837
00:29:17,600 --> 00:29:21,039
and

838
00:29:18,320 --> 00:29:25,520
and and all that kind of stuff

839
00:29:21,039 --> 00:29:27,440
and probably a second big takeaway was

840
00:29:25,520 --> 00:29:30,240
that

841
00:29:27,440 --> 00:29:32,559
like this is gonna sound super stupid

842
00:29:30,240 --> 00:29:34,559
but it's basically that my my game is

843
00:29:32,559 --> 00:29:36,399
okay

844
00:29:34,559 --> 00:29:38,240
there's always that worry i think a lot

845
00:29:36,399 --> 00:29:41,039
of dms have knocking around in the back

846
00:29:38,240 --> 00:29:43,360
of the head that like oh gosh

847
00:29:41,039 --> 00:29:46,159
my game sucks some players hate it

848
00:29:43,360 --> 00:29:48,000
um players hate me i'm a terrible dm

849
00:29:46,159 --> 00:29:49,440
and yeah through that it's

850
00:29:48,000 --> 00:29:51,279
the way it's changed my aspect is it's

851
00:29:49,440 --> 00:29:53,120
made me relax more

852
00:29:51,279 --> 00:29:54,799
you know it's made that it's lessened

853
00:29:53,120 --> 00:29:56,240
that pressure on me again that

854
00:29:54,799 --> 00:30:00,720
self-imposed

855
00:29:56,240 --> 00:30:03,440
pressure on me so that is a pretty big

856
00:30:00,720 --> 00:30:04,720
deal i think again it it seems small but

857
00:30:03,440 --> 00:30:07,120
it is actually

858
00:30:04,720 --> 00:30:09,520
huge

859
00:30:07,120 --> 00:30:13,039
i think another thing to do with that is

860
00:30:09,520 --> 00:30:16,399
probably around home brew so

861
00:30:13,039 --> 00:30:18,159
before the podcast i was very scared

862
00:30:16,399 --> 00:30:20,080
to do any home brew

863
00:30:18,159 --> 00:30:21,279
those who listen will know that

864
00:30:20,080 --> 00:30:24,399
i am

865
00:30:21,279 --> 00:30:26,240
keen on kind of rules as written and the

866
00:30:24,399 --> 00:30:27,520
balance and the structure they provide

867
00:30:26,240 --> 00:30:28,640
is something that you should only mess

868
00:30:27,520 --> 00:30:30,320
with

869
00:30:28,640 --> 00:30:33,520
you know very you should only mess with

870
00:30:30,320 --> 00:30:35,840
it carefully but then since talking to

871
00:30:33,520 --> 00:30:38,480
a number of guests who are you know

872
00:30:35,840 --> 00:30:40,159
published authors on dm's guild and

873
00:30:38,480 --> 00:30:42,960
doing all sorts of weird and

874
00:30:40,159 --> 00:30:44,480
wonderful things that they output i'm a

875
00:30:42,960 --> 00:30:46,720
huge fan of

876
00:30:44,480 --> 00:30:48,320
i'm like hey this isn't actually

877
00:30:46,720 --> 00:30:49,200
i'm making a bigger deal of it than it

878
00:30:48,320 --> 00:30:50,880
is so

879
00:30:49,200 --> 00:30:52,880
funny enough since i've started the

880
00:30:50,880 --> 00:30:54,399
podcast i'm actually home brewed i mean

881
00:30:52,880 --> 00:30:55,600
obviously the whole campaign is homebrew

882
00:30:54,399 --> 00:30:57,919
but doing a

883
00:30:55,600 --> 00:31:00,480
narrative is a bit different to his a

884
00:30:57,919 --> 00:31:02,720
subclass that somebody has to

885
00:31:00,480 --> 00:31:03,679
pay attention to the numbers it's a bit

886
00:31:02,720 --> 00:31:06,799
different

887
00:31:03,679 --> 00:31:08,960
but since then i have home brewed a feet

888
00:31:06,799 --> 00:31:11,919
soft feet as i'll call it for my

889
00:31:08,960 --> 00:31:14,080
warforged druid where he can whenever he

890
00:31:11,919 --> 00:31:16,000
spends a long rest he'll get a benefit

891
00:31:14,080 --> 00:31:19,519
depending on the terrain so it's like a

892
00:31:16,000 --> 00:31:22,799
stealth bonus or a constitution bonus

893
00:31:19,519 --> 00:31:24,240
depending if it's like arid or tundra or

894
00:31:22,799 --> 00:31:26,240
wilderness or that and that kind of

895
00:31:24,240 --> 00:31:28,480
stuff so it's

896
00:31:26,240 --> 00:31:30,960
less of a big deal i think i'm still

897
00:31:28,480 --> 00:31:32,480
quite delicate with my thought process

898
00:31:30,960 --> 00:31:35,679
around there i'm still quite precious

899
00:31:32,480 --> 00:31:37,840
with having to double triple check that

900
00:31:35,679 --> 00:31:39,760
is this gonna impact any balance down

901
00:31:37,840 --> 00:31:44,080
the line that i need to be acutely aware

902
00:31:39,760 --> 00:31:46,080
of but it's not as scary a thing anymore

903
00:31:44,080 --> 00:31:47,600
and it's reassuring to have to have

904
00:31:46,080 --> 00:31:48,960
spoken to so many talented people that

905
00:31:47,600 --> 00:31:50,640
are just like oh yeah it's a piece of

906
00:31:48,960 --> 00:31:52,080
cake to make a subclass bishop or should

907
00:31:50,640 --> 00:31:54,399
do this

908
00:31:52,080 --> 00:31:55,760
and before i was like well that sounds

909
00:31:54,399 --> 00:31:58,399
like one of the most difficult things to

910
00:31:55,760 --> 00:32:01,120
do but in reality it isn't it's

911
00:31:58,399 --> 00:32:02,600
it's okay download me you can do this

912
00:32:01,120 --> 00:32:04,559
and your game won't explode

913
00:32:02,600 --> 00:32:06,720
[Laughter]

914
00:32:04,559 --> 00:32:09,600
my good friend simon who i mentioned

915
00:32:06,720 --> 00:32:11,919
joined me on the happiness episode he

916
00:32:09,600 --> 00:32:14,559
asks me what's the creative thing i've

917
00:32:11,919 --> 00:32:15,840
made that i've been most proud of while

918
00:32:14,559 --> 00:32:17,760
dming

919
00:32:15,840 --> 00:32:18,880
and contrary to what i was just

920
00:32:17,760 --> 00:32:20,480
discussing it isn't any of those

921
00:32:18,880 --> 00:32:22,640
homebrew items not yet still a lot of

922
00:32:20,480 --> 00:32:24,159
learning to do there i think overall

923
00:32:22,640 --> 00:32:26,640
it's probably

924
00:32:24,159 --> 00:32:29,279
the scope of the campaign which i know

925
00:32:26,640 --> 00:32:31,600
isn't for everybody heck it's it's it's

926
00:32:29,279 --> 00:32:32,960
barely for me the the complexity and the

927
00:32:31,600 --> 00:32:34,559
length is

928
00:32:32,960 --> 00:32:36,159
outstanding

929
00:32:34,559 --> 00:32:38,559
which is putting it

930
00:32:36,159 --> 00:32:42,399
favorably but

931
00:32:38,559 --> 00:32:43,760
yeah that just just this kind of

932
00:32:42,399 --> 00:32:45,840
for the for those that don't know i'm

933
00:32:43,760 --> 00:32:47,840
basically riffing off of season one and

934
00:32:45,840 --> 00:32:50,159
critical role in that they have a number

935
00:32:47,840 --> 00:32:51,120
of powerful artifacts that they're after

936
00:32:50,159 --> 00:32:52,799
and

937
00:32:51,120 --> 00:32:54,399
my intention has always been to make

938
00:32:52,799 --> 00:32:56,399
each one of those powerful artifacts

939
00:32:54,399 --> 00:32:57,360
that mcguffin i'll call them

940
00:32:56,399 --> 00:32:58,960
be

941
00:32:57,360 --> 00:33:00,240
like a self-contained chapter with a

942
00:32:58,960 --> 00:33:01,760
beginning in the middle and end and

943
00:33:00,240 --> 00:33:03,919
everyone can put a nice little bow on it

944
00:33:01,760 --> 00:33:05,039
and say wow we've done that bit and that

945
00:33:03,919 --> 00:33:06,880
was the whole thing we met a whole bunch

946
00:33:05,039 --> 00:33:09,120
of people and we defeated a boss or got

947
00:33:06,880 --> 00:33:10,559
an item and everybody's happy now what

948
00:33:09,120 --> 00:33:12,640
does the future hold for us you know

949
00:33:10,559 --> 00:33:13,600
where now do we want to go to

950
00:33:12,640 --> 00:33:16,799
and

951
00:33:13,600 --> 00:33:18,559
each one of those is a mini campaign in

952
00:33:16,799 --> 00:33:20,880
its own right

953
00:33:18,559 --> 00:33:23,039
so that i've i've somehow produced an

954
00:33:20,880 --> 00:33:25,039
awful lot of content which my players

955
00:33:23,039 --> 00:33:26,720
are enjoying so

956
00:33:25,039 --> 00:33:28,960
i think probably

957
00:33:26,720 --> 00:33:31,519
that a macro level is the thing i'm just

958
00:33:28,960 --> 00:33:32,799
most proud of this is this huge

959
00:33:31,519 --> 00:33:34,240
campaign

960
00:33:32,799 --> 00:33:36,399
and then

961
00:33:34,240 --> 00:33:39,600
at a more micro level it's it's probably

962
00:33:36,399 --> 00:33:42,080
the npc's there's always a bit of a

963
00:33:39,600 --> 00:33:43,840
fear i think around

964
00:33:42,080 --> 00:33:45,360
npcs you know you hear a lot of stories

965
00:33:43,840 --> 00:33:47,440
around people saying oh god i've got to

966
00:33:45,360 --> 00:33:48,159
make a town and how many npcs do i make

967
00:33:47,440 --> 00:33:49,600
and

968
00:33:48,159 --> 00:33:52,000
do i do this and do i have do i have to

969
00:33:49,600 --> 00:33:54,320
make 500 npcs and this that and the

970
00:33:52,000 --> 00:33:56,480
other and i'm quite proud of myself that

971
00:33:54,320 --> 00:33:58,480
i've managed to strike that balance

972
00:33:56,480 --> 00:33:59,360
relatively well

973
00:33:58,480 --> 00:34:02,080
with

974
00:33:59,360 --> 00:34:03,600
not too much upfront prep that it's a

975
00:34:02,080 --> 00:34:05,279
full-time day job

976
00:34:03,600 --> 00:34:07,039
and then combine that with a decent

977
00:34:05,279 --> 00:34:09,679
level of improvisation to come out the

978
00:34:07,039 --> 00:34:10,480
other side with a number of characters

979
00:34:09,679 --> 00:34:11,440
and

980
00:34:10,480 --> 00:34:14,879
i

981
00:34:11,440 --> 00:34:16,159
have started keeping a credits list

982
00:34:14,879 --> 00:34:18,480
that i will run through at the end of

983
00:34:16,159 --> 00:34:20,720
the campaign that is now

984
00:34:18,480 --> 00:34:23,679
five pages long

985
00:34:20,720 --> 00:34:25,119
of basically every named npc they've met

986
00:34:23,679 --> 00:34:26,000
in the three chapters they've gone

987
00:34:25,119 --> 00:34:27,760
through

988
00:34:26,000 --> 00:34:29,359
and every so often i look at that and

989
00:34:27,760 --> 00:34:32,079
just be like wow down low

990
00:34:29,359 --> 00:34:33,359
like fair play that's a decent job and

991
00:34:32,079 --> 00:34:35,599
sometimes i'm juggling you know three

992
00:34:33,359 --> 00:34:37,520
four five of those in a single session

993
00:34:35,599 --> 00:34:38,639
that could be radically different

994
00:34:37,520 --> 00:34:40,720
people

995
00:34:38,639 --> 00:34:43,440
uh and individuals and

996
00:34:40,720 --> 00:34:44,560
beholder crime kingpins versus academic

997
00:34:43,440 --> 00:34:46,399
scholarly

998
00:34:44,560 --> 00:34:50,320
headmistresses of schools

999
00:34:46,399 --> 00:34:52,159
in the same session is just like okay

1000
00:34:50,320 --> 00:34:54,879
fair play mate you've done

1001
00:34:52,159 --> 00:34:57,359
a decent job there at introducing a

1002
00:34:54,879 --> 00:34:58,240
number of interesting characters

1003
00:34:57,359 --> 00:34:59,599
that

1004
00:34:58,240 --> 00:35:02,599
five times out of ten the players

1005
00:34:59,599 --> 00:35:02,599
remember

1006
00:35:03,040 --> 00:35:07,839
now manny aka growed up geek asked me

1007
00:35:06,400 --> 00:35:09,520
when am i gonna have that charming

1008
00:35:07,839 --> 00:35:11,280
dungeon master on again

1009
00:35:09,520 --> 00:35:13,440
who talked about

1010
00:35:11,280 --> 00:35:15,440
how he would use this player's feelings

1011
00:35:13,440 --> 00:35:17,920
to wreck them emotionally he was great

1012
00:35:15,440 --> 00:35:19,280
and charming now

1013
00:35:17,920 --> 00:35:20,720
the only really great and charming

1014
00:35:19,280 --> 00:35:22,320
person i can think that's on the show is

1015
00:35:20,720 --> 00:35:23,440
of course me

1016
00:35:22,320 --> 00:35:25,400
so

1017
00:35:23,440 --> 00:35:27,599
lucky for you manny i'm on every episode

1018
00:35:25,400 --> 00:35:30,480
[Laughter]

1019
00:35:27,599 --> 00:35:33,760
but of course uh having repeat guests

1020
00:35:30,480 --> 00:35:35,760
such as manny on again is something i've

1021
00:35:33,760 --> 00:35:36,880
i've done in the past and i'm probably

1022
00:35:35,760 --> 00:35:38,320
gonna look

1023
00:35:36,880 --> 00:35:40,560
more to

1024
00:35:38,320 --> 00:35:42,240
going forward once there's been enough

1025
00:35:40,560 --> 00:35:43,680
time between

1026
00:35:42,240 --> 00:35:45,920
guests to come back and just have like a

1027
00:35:43,680 --> 00:35:47,280
really fresh a refreshed sitting you

1028
00:35:45,920 --> 00:35:49,839
know enough has happened in both of our

1029
00:35:47,280 --> 00:35:52,640
lives that we've got a bit more stuff to

1030
00:35:49,839 --> 00:35:54,880
talk about so absolutely manny will be

1031
00:35:52,640 --> 00:35:55,839
on again and we can talk about new ways

1032
00:35:54,880 --> 00:35:59,320
to

1033
00:35:55,839 --> 00:35:59,320
mess with the players

1034
00:35:59,520 --> 00:36:04,720
so

1035
00:36:00,720 --> 00:36:05,680
my guys tabletop journeys asked

1036
00:36:04,720 --> 00:36:08,320
the

1037
00:36:05,680 --> 00:36:11,200
taboo question of what was my favorite

1038
00:36:08,320 --> 00:36:14,640
episode and that is like asking me to

1039
00:36:11,200 --> 00:36:15,760
pick my favorite player of course which

1040
00:36:14,640 --> 00:36:17,280
i don't have

1041
00:36:15,760 --> 00:36:19,440
wink um

1042
00:36:17,280 --> 00:36:20,720
so

1043
00:36:19,440 --> 00:36:22,720
so i won't

1044
00:36:20,720 --> 00:36:24,480
i don't really have a favorite episode

1045
00:36:22,720 --> 00:36:28,000
as i've mentioned previously like

1046
00:36:24,480 --> 00:36:29,839
everyone is i mean excuse me of course

1047
00:36:28,000 --> 00:36:31,359
the one with tabletop journeys about

1048
00:36:29,839 --> 00:36:33,040
space is my favorite without a shadow

1049
00:36:31,359 --> 00:36:35,440
for that on my mind but putting them to

1050
00:36:33,040 --> 00:36:37,520
one side for a moment um

1051
00:36:35,440 --> 00:36:40,240
i you know i don't really have any any

1052
00:36:37,520 --> 00:36:41,200
favorites as i've said they each one has

1053
00:36:40,240 --> 00:36:44,160
taught me

1054
00:36:41,200 --> 00:36:45,440
something new each one

1055
00:36:44,160 --> 00:36:47,040
is

1056
00:36:45,440 --> 00:36:49,200
unique like

1057
00:36:47,040 --> 00:36:51,599
perfectly unique is there any way i can

1058
00:36:49,200 --> 00:36:53,280
say i've i feel like somehow i've struck

1059
00:36:51,599 --> 00:36:55,200
a really good

1060
00:36:53,280 --> 00:36:57,520
bottled lightning of

1061
00:36:55,200 --> 00:36:59,119
kind of that semi-improv semi-directed

1062
00:36:57,520 --> 00:37:02,960
with a completely new person every week

1063
00:36:59,119 --> 00:37:05,359
has just allowed for really diverse

1064
00:37:02,960 --> 00:37:06,960
takes and really diverse approaches to

1065
00:37:05,359 --> 00:37:09,200
topics

1066
00:37:06,960 --> 00:37:11,839
so so i don't have any favorites

1067
00:37:09,200 --> 00:37:15,040
obviously there are no favorites

1068
00:37:11,839 --> 00:37:15,920
what i will say is some have been

1069
00:37:15,040 --> 00:37:19,280
more

1070
00:37:15,920 --> 00:37:21,359
impactful than others so certainly space

1071
00:37:19,280 --> 00:37:23,599
with tabletop journeys was

1072
00:37:21,359 --> 00:37:26,800
a big milestone for me it was my first

1073
00:37:23,599 --> 00:37:28,320
episode with uh more than one guest

1074
00:37:26,800 --> 00:37:30,640
you know and obviously the the two

1075
00:37:28,320 --> 00:37:32,240
guests joshua when he could have a

1076
00:37:30,640 --> 00:37:34,480
strong and long pre-existing

1077
00:37:32,240 --> 00:37:36,880
relationship so it was it was a very

1078
00:37:34,480 --> 00:37:39,359
anxious but exciting experience then and

1079
00:37:36,880 --> 00:37:41,440
then that ratcheted up again with acting

1080
00:37:39,359 --> 00:37:43,680
with with no small roles with five

1081
00:37:41,440 --> 00:37:45,839
guests on at once

1082
00:37:43,680 --> 00:37:47,280
which was again a bit intimidating for

1083
00:37:45,839 --> 00:37:49,280
me to be sitting

1084
00:37:47,280 --> 00:37:51,280
you know here at home in my office

1085
00:37:49,280 --> 00:37:52,800
talking to five others again these are

1086
00:37:51,280 --> 00:37:54,400
these are professional actors so again

1087
00:37:52,800 --> 00:37:58,240
it was quite a

1088
00:37:54,400 --> 00:38:00,960
a learning experience for me

1089
00:37:58,240 --> 00:38:03,920
and then probably the the other big big

1090
00:38:00,960 --> 00:38:05,599
milestone one was design episode 4 with

1091
00:38:03,920 --> 00:38:07,280
fever dream studios

1092
00:38:05,599 --> 00:38:09,280
because that was as i mentioned 100

1093
00:38:07,280 --> 00:38:11,040
times before the first episode with a

1094
00:38:09,280 --> 00:38:12,160
quote unquote stranger

1095
00:38:11,040 --> 00:38:14,240
who

1096
00:38:12,160 --> 00:38:16,320
thankfully is is no longer a stranger

1097
00:38:14,240 --> 00:38:18,720
but at the time he was

1098
00:38:16,320 --> 00:38:20,880
and that was a bit like am i really

1099
00:38:18,720 --> 00:38:23,119
doing this am i really calling some

1100
00:38:20,880 --> 00:38:25,680
quote unquote random dude from

1101
00:38:23,119 --> 00:38:28,480
from canada to chat about dnd i guess i

1102
00:38:25,680 --> 00:38:30,320
am all right here goes nothing uh

1103
00:38:28,480 --> 00:38:31,920
so

1104
00:38:30,320 --> 00:38:34,320
there's you know those have been

1105
00:38:31,920 --> 00:38:37,760
probably the big big

1106
00:38:34,320 --> 00:38:39,200
milestones for me just from purely a

1107
00:38:37,760 --> 00:38:40,880
learning

1108
00:38:39,200 --> 00:38:44,480
perspective and an

1109
00:38:40,880 --> 00:38:46,720
experience perspective for me

1110
00:38:44,480 --> 00:38:49,440
a couple of players from my campaign

1111
00:38:46,720 --> 00:38:52,720
submitted a number of questions uh so

1112
00:38:49,440 --> 00:38:53,760
we'll start with matt who plays

1113
00:38:52,720 --> 00:38:57,200
theron

1114
00:38:53,760 --> 00:38:58,640
the total sorcerer and his first

1115
00:38:57,200 --> 00:39:00,480
question was do i find it difficult to

1116
00:38:58,640 --> 00:39:03,440
separate down low from the dm or do i

1117
00:39:00,480 --> 00:39:06,480
allow them to mix which i think is

1118
00:39:03,440 --> 00:39:07,599
a really interesting question that's it

1119
00:39:06,480 --> 00:39:09,920
there's a lot

1120
00:39:07,599 --> 00:39:11,359
there than i initially

1121
00:39:09,920 --> 00:39:12,560
realized

1122
00:39:11,359 --> 00:39:15,599
because you started getting into the

1123
00:39:12,560 --> 00:39:16,800
nitty-gritty of like is the dm like a

1124
00:39:15,599 --> 00:39:18,320
different

1125
00:39:16,800 --> 00:39:20,320
psyche of

1126
00:39:18,320 --> 00:39:24,079
who i am as a human being are they one

1127
00:39:20,320 --> 00:39:26,079
of the same do i let you know i don't i

1128
00:39:24,079 --> 00:39:29,680
think you can't help but let your

1129
00:39:26,079 --> 00:39:31,520
personality and your preconceptions and

1130
00:39:29,680 --> 00:39:33,599
your assumptions

1131
00:39:31,520 --> 00:39:35,200
color you as a dm

1132
00:39:33,599 --> 00:39:37,359
that i think that is that the two are

1133
00:39:35,200 --> 00:39:39,440
intrinsically linked which i think is to

1134
00:39:37,359 --> 00:39:40,880
the benefit of the game it makes it

1135
00:39:39,440 --> 00:39:43,119
interesting it makes it varied it makes

1136
00:39:40,880 --> 00:39:44,880
it exciting no dms are the same

1137
00:39:43,119 --> 00:39:47,359
everyone has their own flavor and spin

1138
00:39:44,880 --> 00:39:50,320
on it so what i mean by that is

1139
00:39:47,359 --> 00:39:52,320
absolutely i allow them to mix that's

1140
00:39:50,320 --> 00:39:54,079
one of the ways i find the game fun is

1141
00:39:52,320 --> 00:39:56,800
by injecting a little bit of myself into

1142
00:39:54,079 --> 00:39:58,560
the universe alongside the players do i

1143
00:39:56,800 --> 00:40:00,480
find it difficult to separate them

1144
00:39:58,560 --> 00:40:02,320
sometimes yes

1145
00:40:00,480 --> 00:40:05,920
and it's something that i continue to

1146
00:40:02,320 --> 00:40:08,160
work on and continue to better myself at

1147
00:40:05,920 --> 00:40:10,400
probably earlier on in the campaign

1148
00:40:08,160 --> 00:40:13,040
there was more instances of like

1149
00:40:10,400 --> 00:40:15,119
danilo wants them to do this so let me

1150
00:40:13,040 --> 00:40:16,160
make this npc frustrated at them for not

1151
00:40:15,119 --> 00:40:17,440
doing that

1152
00:40:16,160 --> 00:40:19,280
which i am

1153
00:40:17,440 --> 00:40:21,280
trying to

1154
00:40:19,280 --> 00:40:22,960
separate but then conversely they've

1155
00:40:21,280 --> 00:40:24,400
actually done more things to piss off

1156
00:40:22,960 --> 00:40:25,760
npcs so

1157
00:40:24,400 --> 00:40:27,119
it doesn't it might not feel like

1158
00:40:25,760 --> 00:40:30,160
there's been any changes whatsoever to

1159
00:40:27,119 --> 00:40:31,599
the players but there has it's just that

1160
00:40:30,160 --> 00:40:33,200
sense of frustration is coming from a

1161
00:40:31,599 --> 00:40:35,520
different location now

1162
00:40:33,200 --> 00:40:38,319
but i think i think you have you have to

1163
00:40:35,520 --> 00:40:40,240
mix the two because ultimately the npc's

1164
00:40:38,319 --> 00:40:42,560
for but like it or not for better or for

1165
00:40:40,240 --> 00:40:44,319
worse are the mouthpiece of the dm yes

1166
00:40:42,560 --> 00:40:47,520
they're playing a character that has the

1167
00:40:44,319 --> 00:40:49,680
romance needs and desires but

1168
00:40:47,520 --> 00:40:50,800
those characters are there to serve a

1169
00:40:49,680 --> 00:40:52,960
purpose

1170
00:40:50,800 --> 00:40:55,359
in a particular setting

1171
00:40:52,960 --> 00:40:57,359
both of those things the dm

1172
00:40:55,359 --> 00:41:01,200
has essentially set up now it might be

1173
00:40:57,359 --> 00:41:02,400
an improv npc that is a fly-by-night a

1174
00:41:01,200 --> 00:41:04,160
couple of sentences and they're gone but

1175
00:41:02,400 --> 00:41:06,880
they're still serving a purpose

1176
00:41:04,160 --> 00:41:08,720
they're still either coloring the

1177
00:41:06,880 --> 00:41:10,720
universe they might not have anything

1178
00:41:08,720 --> 00:41:11,599
critical to the plot to say it might

1179
00:41:10,720 --> 00:41:13,040
just be

1180
00:41:11,599 --> 00:41:15,119
oh i don't know what you're talking

1181
00:41:13,040 --> 00:41:17,520
about mate do one

1182
00:41:15,119 --> 00:41:20,000
that that that colors

1183
00:41:17,520 --> 00:41:22,400
that setting it colors that scene it

1184
00:41:20,000 --> 00:41:25,440
gives flavor to the world

1185
00:41:22,400 --> 00:41:26,800
and even that short sentence the dm is

1186
00:41:25,440 --> 00:41:28,800
putting their personality through and

1187
00:41:26,800 --> 00:41:29,839
saying hey this guy doesn't like talking

1188
00:41:28,800 --> 00:41:31,200
to you

1189
00:41:29,839 --> 00:41:33,440
because then you've still got threads at

1190
00:41:31,200 --> 00:41:35,520
the back like why what's he up to why

1191
00:41:33,440 --> 00:41:37,119
does he not care is he busy why is he

1192
00:41:35,520 --> 00:41:38,480
busy

1193
00:41:37,119 --> 00:41:40,480
i guess i'm saying there's a

1194
00:41:38,480 --> 00:41:42,640
responsibility on the dm to be very

1195
00:41:40,480 --> 00:41:43,920
cognizant that they are a dm and that

1196
00:41:42,640 --> 00:41:46,960
every interaction they have with the

1197
00:41:43,920 --> 00:41:48,800
players is important so

1198
00:41:46,960 --> 00:41:50,560
you have to know that as a human being

1199
00:41:48,800 --> 00:41:52,640
to realize the impact you might have as

1200
00:41:50,560 --> 00:41:55,200
the characters you're portraying so

1201
00:41:52,640 --> 00:41:58,240
yes i mix it and i think overall that's

1202
00:41:55,200 --> 00:42:01,280
to the benefit of the game

1203
00:41:58,240 --> 00:42:04,960
so so usually i would say

1204
00:42:01,280 --> 00:42:08,720
like any any given npcs usually say like

1205
00:42:04,960 --> 00:42:11,040
80 20 npc slash dm

1206
00:42:08,720 --> 00:42:12,800
so that what i mean by that is like

1207
00:42:11,040 --> 00:42:15,280
it's an npc in isolation but there's a

1208
00:42:12,800 --> 00:42:17,440
little there's 20 of what that npc is

1209
00:42:15,280 --> 00:42:20,480
doing is is kind of me

1210
00:42:17,440 --> 00:42:22,240
communicating through that npc

1211
00:42:20,480 --> 00:42:23,520
now sometimes

1212
00:42:22,240 --> 00:42:28,000
that

1213
00:42:23,520 --> 00:42:28,720
scale shifts to be more like 50 50 if

1214
00:42:28,000 --> 00:42:31,040
i'm

1215
00:42:28,720 --> 00:42:32,079
being like guys

1216
00:42:31,040 --> 00:42:34,640
maybe you're not asking the right

1217
00:42:32,079 --> 00:42:35,920
questions or you're going completely off

1218
00:42:34,640 --> 00:42:37,599
track that it's just going to waste

1219
00:42:35,920 --> 00:42:40,079
everybody's time then i need to slide

1220
00:42:37,599 --> 00:42:40,960
that scale down to be 50 50

1221
00:42:40,079 --> 00:42:42,480
so

1222
00:42:40,960 --> 00:42:44,000
that

1223
00:42:42,480 --> 00:42:46,720
npc might be a little bit more

1224
00:42:44,000 --> 00:42:48,640
conversational like i would be or

1225
00:42:46,720 --> 00:42:50,880
a little bit more like

1226
00:42:48,640 --> 00:42:53,440
lampshade hanging like you are going the

1227
00:42:50,880 --> 00:42:53,440
wrong way

1228
00:42:53,760 --> 00:42:56,319
but

1229
00:42:54,640 --> 00:42:59,119
overall i feel like i do a good enough

1230
00:42:56,319 --> 00:43:00,480
job of separating the two when i when i

1231
00:42:59,119 --> 00:43:02,000
need to

1232
00:43:00,480 --> 00:43:03,440
another interesting question he asked is

1233
00:43:02,000 --> 00:43:07,119
what's more important to me rules is

1234
00:43:03,440 --> 00:43:08,640
written or fun and again that's another

1235
00:43:07,119 --> 00:43:11,200
loaded question

1236
00:43:08,640 --> 00:43:13,760
then perhaps matt realizes i don't think

1237
00:43:11,200 --> 00:43:15,200
will take offense at me saying that

1238
00:43:13,760 --> 00:43:17,520
because they're not you know the way

1239
00:43:15,200 --> 00:43:19,760
that questions posed it's implying that

1240
00:43:17,520 --> 00:43:21,119
they are opposing forces

1241
00:43:19,760 --> 00:43:22,800
you know it's either that one or that

1242
00:43:21,119 --> 00:43:24,720
one which which one's more important to

1243
00:43:22,800 --> 00:43:26,800
you one of those has to be second fiddle

1244
00:43:24,720 --> 00:43:27,920
to the other one and to me that is not

1245
00:43:26,800 --> 00:43:30,960
the case

1246
00:43:27,920 --> 00:43:33,760
they are one and the same in my opinion

1247
00:43:30,960 --> 00:43:36,240
the the rulers are there to facilitate a

1248
00:43:33,760 --> 00:43:38,160
balanced and engaging game

1249
00:43:36,240 --> 00:43:39,839
that is therefore fun because it is not

1250
00:43:38,160 --> 00:43:41,760
balanced people aren't having fun

1251
00:43:39,839 --> 00:43:43,839
because no one likes in a balanced game

1252
00:43:41,760 --> 00:43:46,480
if it's not engaging then well they they

1253
00:43:43,839 --> 00:43:47,520
won't stay for long because it's not fun

1254
00:43:46,480 --> 00:43:49,440
so

1255
00:43:47,520 --> 00:43:51,760
the rules are to me critical in

1256
00:43:49,440 --> 00:43:53,280
maintaining that balance maintaining

1257
00:43:51,760 --> 00:43:55,839
that engagement

1258
00:43:53,280 --> 00:43:58,400
because overall over the course of the

1259
00:43:55,839 --> 00:43:59,920
campaign it will be more fun now a

1260
00:43:58,400 --> 00:44:02,160
single instance of me being like well

1261
00:43:59,920 --> 00:44:04,560
actually you can't do that because

1262
00:44:02,160 --> 00:44:07,119
rules as written says you only do this

1263
00:44:04,560 --> 00:44:10,000
my sound on the face of it

1264
00:44:07,119 --> 00:44:12,880
crap and not fun but

1265
00:44:10,000 --> 00:44:14,480
the npcs and the creatures also abide to

1266
00:44:12,880 --> 00:44:15,440
those same rules

1267
00:44:14,480 --> 00:44:17,520
so

1268
00:44:15,440 --> 00:44:19,599
i can guarantee you that if i'd let that

1269
00:44:17,520 --> 00:44:21,920
slide to that player at that point

1270
00:44:19,599 --> 00:44:23,599
10 seconds later when the lich does it

1271
00:44:21,920 --> 00:44:24,560
and can do two actions in a turn just

1272
00:44:23,599 --> 00:44:25,920
because

1273
00:44:24,560 --> 00:44:27,440
just because

1274
00:44:25,920 --> 00:44:29,599
then that won't be fun for the players

1275
00:44:27,440 --> 00:44:31,520
they'll go oh well why can't he do that

1276
00:44:29,599 --> 00:44:33,839
and i go oh because matt did it once 10

1277
00:44:31,520 --> 00:44:35,280
sessions ago and then suddenly

1278
00:44:33,839 --> 00:44:36,480
nothing means anything it's not fun

1279
00:44:35,280 --> 00:44:38,560
anymore so

1280
00:44:36,480 --> 00:44:40,480
they are equally important

1281
00:44:38,560 --> 00:44:43,119
rules and fun because they are the same

1282
00:44:40,480 --> 00:44:43,119
thing to me

1283
00:44:43,520 --> 00:44:49,119
matt ditizy asked me

1284
00:44:46,640 --> 00:44:51,040
who my favorite character and what my

1285
00:44:49,119 --> 00:44:53,040
favorite character line is

1286
00:44:51,040 --> 00:44:54,480
in my campaign

1287
00:44:53,040 --> 00:44:55,680
so i won't pick player characters

1288
00:44:54,480 --> 00:44:57,680
because again

1289
00:44:55,680 --> 00:45:00,000
they are it's like picking your

1290
00:44:57,680 --> 00:45:02,160
your favorite child and likewise with

1291
00:45:00,000 --> 00:45:03,760
players for that matter

1292
00:45:02,160 --> 00:45:06,240
my favorite character that nbc that

1293
00:45:03,760 --> 00:45:07,599
springs to mind who recently

1294
00:45:06,240 --> 00:45:09,599
is a

1295
00:45:07,599 --> 00:45:12,079
kind of like the leader of a mercenary

1296
00:45:09,599 --> 00:45:13,599
group called praxis constantine a

1297
00:45:12,079 --> 00:45:15,440
delightfully

1298
00:45:13,599 --> 00:45:17,440
pretentious and arrogant name for a

1299
00:45:15,440 --> 00:45:18,560
delightfully pretentious and arrogant

1300
00:45:17,440 --> 00:45:20,960
character

1301
00:45:18,560 --> 00:45:23,520
who is this

1302
00:45:20,960 --> 00:45:26,800
suit and shirt and waistcoat and pocket

1303
00:45:23,520 --> 00:45:28,480
watch wearing slicked back brill cream

1304
00:45:26,800 --> 00:45:31,599
hair owning

1305
00:45:28,480 --> 00:45:32,480
champagne swilling globe drinks cabinet

1306
00:45:31,599 --> 00:45:34,400
owning

1307
00:45:32,480 --> 00:45:36,800
gangster dude who's like hey it's just

1308
00:45:34,400 --> 00:45:38,640
business it's just business now come on

1309
00:45:36,800 --> 00:45:42,000
i'm gonna schmuck you gotta do this work

1310
00:45:38,640 --> 00:45:44,240
for me i loved playing him

1311
00:45:42,000 --> 00:45:47,440
mainly because it allowed me to be like

1312
00:45:44,240 --> 00:45:48,560
obnoxious and arrogant but

1313
00:45:47,440 --> 00:45:51,119
it was just

1314
00:45:48,560 --> 00:45:54,240
very easy to role-play i think because

1315
00:45:51,119 --> 00:45:57,119
he was this every man who is charming

1316
00:45:54,240 --> 00:46:00,400
but like saccharinely so

1317
00:45:57,119 --> 00:46:02,240
so probably dial me up to like 11 and

1318
00:46:00,400 --> 00:46:04,640
you'd probably have praxis constantine

1319
00:46:02,240 --> 00:46:07,920
which is why i i particularly like him

1320
00:46:04,640 --> 00:46:10,160
is it from a fun to roleplay perspective

1321
00:46:07,920 --> 00:46:11,440
it would be this this character who's

1322
00:46:10,160 --> 00:46:12,720
basically said

1323
00:46:11,440 --> 00:46:14,400
can they betray the other kind of

1324
00:46:12,720 --> 00:46:16,000
criminal kingpin they're working for for

1325
00:46:14,400 --> 00:46:18,000
him and he'll offer them

1326
00:46:16,000 --> 00:46:20,319
a job in in his organization of

1327
00:46:18,000 --> 00:46:22,880
racketeering and blackmail and money

1328
00:46:20,319 --> 00:46:26,480
laundering and all that kind of stuff

1329
00:46:22,880 --> 00:46:29,359
so yes in interesting and fun

1330
00:46:26,480 --> 00:46:30,720
i think was his favorite line was

1331
00:46:29,359 --> 00:46:32,720
it's nothing personal it's business it's

1332
00:46:30,720 --> 00:46:34,079
just business when they were like wow we

1333
00:46:32,720 --> 00:46:35,920
shouldn't we shouldn't believe you

1334
00:46:34,079 --> 00:46:37,040
you're evil and you tried to kill us

1335
00:46:35,920 --> 00:46:39,200
before and you don't know it's just

1336
00:46:37,040 --> 00:46:41,520
business baby there's just money money

1337
00:46:39,200 --> 00:46:43,839
talks and they paid me to attack you and

1338
00:46:41,520 --> 00:46:45,839
you know that that kind of stuff was

1339
00:46:43,839 --> 00:46:47,359
again did a really good job there of

1340
00:46:45,839 --> 00:46:48,400
being like

1341
00:46:47,359 --> 00:46:49,680
just because people are trying to kill

1342
00:46:48,400 --> 00:46:52,319
you you're like

1343
00:46:49,680 --> 00:46:53,599
sometimes you are not special sometimes

1344
00:46:52,319 --> 00:46:55,760
your

1345
00:46:53,599 --> 00:46:57,680
characters and somebody else's story yes

1346
00:46:55,760 --> 00:46:58,880
you're the heroes of this campaign yes

1347
00:46:57,680 --> 00:47:00,160
obviously you're the most important

1348
00:46:58,880 --> 00:47:02,319
people because you're the players but

1349
00:47:00,160 --> 00:47:05,200
sometimes

1350
00:47:02,319 --> 00:47:06,960
you're part of somebody else's story and

1351
00:47:05,200 --> 00:47:08,480
other things are happening and this guy

1352
00:47:06,960 --> 00:47:09,920
actually doesn't doesn't want to kill

1353
00:47:08,480 --> 00:47:11,520
you but somebody has paid him to do so

1354
00:47:09,920 --> 00:47:14,240
so

1355
00:47:11,520 --> 00:47:16,720
that's it that's the end like that's it

1356
00:47:14,240 --> 00:47:18,240
maybe they'll find out who paid but

1357
00:47:16,720 --> 00:47:20,640
not now

1358
00:47:18,240 --> 00:47:23,440
and i think

1359
00:47:20,640 --> 00:47:26,800
a another character

1360
00:47:23,440 --> 00:47:27,839
i i particularly liked is

1361
00:47:26,800 --> 00:47:30,720
cobb

1362
00:47:27,839 --> 00:47:32,400
who is this elf

1363
00:47:30,720 --> 00:47:34,400
cowboy

1364
00:47:32,400 --> 00:47:35,440
southern

1365
00:47:34,400 --> 00:47:36,559
fixer

1366
00:47:35,440 --> 00:47:39,359
but like a

1367
00:47:36,559 --> 00:47:42,079
neutral good or character good fixer who

1368
00:47:39,359 --> 00:47:44,079
is just like well howdy y'all well

1369
00:47:42,079 --> 00:47:46,480
perhaps we can take you through the town

1370
00:47:44,079 --> 00:47:48,720
and i'll see what kind of contacts i can

1371
00:47:46,480 --> 00:47:51,119
muscle up to get you through the city uh

1372
00:47:48,720 --> 00:47:55,200
you know he's wearing like tri-brimmed

1373
00:47:51,119 --> 00:47:58,000
hat uh long leather duster jacket and

1374
00:47:55,200 --> 00:47:59,920
it's just this kind of like a morally

1375
00:47:58,000 --> 00:48:01,760
somewhat ambiguous

1376
00:47:59,920 --> 00:48:03,200
ostensibly good but obviously he's done

1377
00:48:01,760 --> 00:48:05,359
stuff in the past that maybe he's not

1378
00:48:03,200 --> 00:48:07,920
too keen of just just quite a layered

1379
00:48:05,359 --> 00:48:10,319
interesting character that can

1380
00:48:07,920 --> 00:48:13,119
support the players in a way that makes

1381
00:48:10,319 --> 00:48:15,359
sense in universe and it isn't just

1382
00:48:13,119 --> 00:48:17,760
hello i'm your exposition machine and

1383
00:48:15,359 --> 00:48:18,880
here i am to tell you about x y and z

1384
00:48:17,760 --> 00:48:21,040
it's it's

1385
00:48:18,880 --> 00:48:23,200
it works in universe which is why i

1386
00:48:21,040 --> 00:48:24,880
quite like cobb

1387
00:48:23,200 --> 00:48:27,040
and also because he's competing for one

1388
00:48:24,880 --> 00:48:28,880
of the players love interests so again

1389
00:48:27,040 --> 00:48:32,400
that's a a little guilty pleasure of

1390
00:48:28,880 --> 00:48:34,240
mine to play him off of that like that

1391
00:48:32,400 --> 00:48:36,559
another friend of mine called dean he

1392
00:48:34,240 --> 00:48:38,319
asked has there been any through lines

1393
00:48:36,559 --> 00:48:40,160
that i've noticed between each episode

1394
00:48:38,319 --> 00:48:41,599
and the podcast

1395
00:48:40,160 --> 00:48:42,559
and

1396
00:48:41,599 --> 00:48:44,400
yes

1397
00:48:42,559 --> 00:48:46,240
because i edit them all

1398
00:48:44,400 --> 00:48:48,000
and obviously i listen to them very

1399
00:48:46,240 --> 00:48:50,480
intently

1400
00:48:48,000 --> 00:48:52,079
the you know human spot patterns that's

1401
00:48:50,480 --> 00:48:54,000
what we're good at and it's very easy

1402
00:48:52,079 --> 00:48:55,440
for me to spot patterns

1403
00:48:54,000 --> 00:48:58,319
you know one thing that's immediately

1404
00:48:55,440 --> 00:49:00,960
obvious is my poor enunciation well

1405
00:48:58,319 --> 00:49:03,200
actually to put it more accurately

1406
00:49:00,960 --> 00:49:06,960
how much my enunciation

1407
00:49:03,200 --> 00:49:08,640
varies rapidly and wildly from

1408
00:49:06,960 --> 00:49:11,440
the word enunciation

1409
00:49:08,640 --> 00:49:12,559
and then stuff like water and dei and

1410
00:49:11,440 --> 00:49:14,800
that

1411
00:49:12,559 --> 00:49:17,359
is grating a little bit but

1412
00:49:14,800 --> 00:49:19,839
it's who i am so

1413
00:49:17,359 --> 00:49:21,520
but in terms of

1414
00:49:19,839 --> 00:49:23,359
theme or topic

1415
00:49:21,520 --> 00:49:26,000
it although it pains me to say i think

1416
00:49:23,359 --> 00:49:27,359
critical role is as nathan and i

1417
00:49:26,000 --> 00:49:29,119
discussed in the macro episode is

1418
00:49:27,359 --> 00:49:31,680
ubiquitous right it's

1419
00:49:29,119 --> 00:49:34,400
it's everywhere it's pervasive everybody

1420
00:49:31,680 --> 00:49:35,440
knows about it i don't watch it i know

1421
00:49:34,400 --> 00:49:37,359
of it i

1422
00:49:35,440 --> 00:49:38,400
watched maybe 20 episodes of season one

1423
00:49:37,359 --> 00:49:40,720
but that was

1424
00:49:38,400 --> 00:49:43,280
about six years ago at this point

1425
00:49:40,720 --> 00:49:45,200
but the the there's always a way to pull

1426
00:49:43,280 --> 00:49:47,520
it back to that and

1427
00:49:45,200 --> 00:49:50,240
if i'm being completely honest so it's

1428
00:49:47,520 --> 00:49:52,319
sometimes a bit frustrating because

1429
00:49:50,240 --> 00:49:53,520
despite everybody saying you know we

1430
00:49:52,319 --> 00:49:55,520
shouldn't hold ourselves up to that

1431
00:49:53,520 --> 00:49:58,240
standard yeah everybody still brings it

1432
00:49:55,520 --> 00:50:00,000
isn't as a comparison myself included

1433
00:49:58,240 --> 00:50:01,119
it's it's it's just a bit of a tricky

1434
00:50:00,000 --> 00:50:02,960
one you know

1435
00:50:01,119 --> 00:50:04,720
sometimes to talk talk around it i

1436
00:50:02,960 --> 00:50:07,119
suppose in a way

1437
00:50:04,720 --> 00:50:08,800
other than that no the only other

1438
00:50:07,119 --> 00:50:12,000
through line is basically the wholesome

1439
00:50:08,800 --> 00:50:14,720
community like every one of my guests

1440
00:50:12,000 --> 00:50:17,680
even if we've disagreed beforehand

1441
00:50:14,720 --> 00:50:20,240
uh i think uh rules with andrew aka

1442
00:50:17,680 --> 00:50:23,280
nominath like that episode kicked off

1443
00:50:20,240 --> 00:50:25,280
because we were at we were we were in

1444
00:50:23,280 --> 00:50:27,359
strong disagreement and discussion

1445
00:50:25,280 --> 00:50:28,640
before we started recording

1446
00:50:27,359 --> 00:50:30,240
which could as we all know on the

1447
00:50:28,640 --> 00:50:33,200
internet could have gone

1448
00:50:30,240 --> 00:50:34,800
one way very quickly but thankfully both

1449
00:50:33,200 --> 00:50:35,760
were both mature

1450
00:50:34,800 --> 00:50:37,280
adults

1451
00:50:35,760 --> 00:50:39,119
and now the other side came a fantastic

1452
00:50:37,280 --> 00:50:41,040
episode i mean she said this hey we

1453
00:50:39,119 --> 00:50:42,640
disagree on this let's talk about it on

1454
00:50:41,040 --> 00:50:45,040
the podcast yeah sounds fantastic i'd

1455
00:50:42,640 --> 00:50:48,480
love to so even in situations like that

1456
00:50:45,040 --> 00:50:50,800
where we don't always see eye to eye

1457
00:50:48,480 --> 00:50:52,000
it's still being a very wholesome and

1458
00:50:50,800 --> 00:50:53,760
engaging

1459
00:50:52,000 --> 00:50:56,000
experience all the way from people who

1460
00:50:53,760 --> 00:50:58,800
i've known for years in my personal life

1461
00:50:56,000 --> 00:51:00,079
like simon and jamie who i've known

1462
00:50:58,800 --> 00:51:02,319
gosh uh

1463
00:51:00,079 --> 00:51:03,839
for more than 20 years at this point

1464
00:51:02,319 --> 00:51:06,800
all the way to as i said people i'm just

1465
00:51:03,839 --> 00:51:09,520
meeting randomly in in america and

1466
00:51:06,800 --> 00:51:11,680
everyone has been supportive and

1467
00:51:09,520 --> 00:51:13,760
uh and wholesome and

1468
00:51:11,680 --> 00:51:15,839
has had productive things to add to the

1469
00:51:13,760 --> 00:51:18,559
conversation

1470
00:51:15,839 --> 00:51:21,440
another of my players ian who plays

1471
00:51:18,559 --> 00:51:23,680
grishnack the bug bear cleric of the

1472
00:51:21,440 --> 00:51:26,000
death domain has asked a couple of

1473
00:51:23,680 --> 00:51:28,079
questions so a good one is the easiest

1474
00:51:26,000 --> 00:51:30,559
and the hardest words to cover in this

1475
00:51:28,079 --> 00:51:32,880
season which ties into what i was saying

1476
00:51:30,559 --> 00:51:36,079
earlier on about the single word topic

1477
00:51:32,880 --> 00:51:40,000
per episode is an interesting one um

1478
00:51:36,079 --> 00:51:42,000
easiest and hardest wow okay

1479
00:51:40,000 --> 00:51:44,400
that's that's a really such a because

1480
00:51:42,000 --> 00:51:46,480
i'm trying to i'm trying to quantify

1481
00:51:44,400 --> 00:51:48,079
something which is ostensibly

1482
00:51:46,480 --> 00:51:49,280
exclusively

1483
00:51:48,079 --> 00:51:52,400
qualitative

1484
00:51:49,280 --> 00:51:55,040
right these are just open abstract

1485
00:51:52,400 --> 00:51:56,720
words that mean absolutely

1486
00:51:55,040 --> 00:51:58,559
a whole bunch of stuff

1487
00:51:56,720 --> 00:52:00,480
let's pick a hard one an easy one is is

1488
00:51:58,559 --> 00:52:02,480
that like obviously summer more

1489
00:52:00,480 --> 00:52:04,480
obviously tied to

1490
00:52:02,480 --> 00:52:07,040
dnd and table top role-playing games so

1491
00:52:04,480 --> 00:52:08,960
something like home brew for example and

1492
00:52:07,040 --> 00:52:10,559
there's a lot of meat on the bone there

1493
00:52:08,960 --> 00:52:12,880
for that one out the gate doesn't

1494
00:52:10,559 --> 00:52:15,359
necessarily make it easier it just is a

1495
00:52:12,880 --> 00:52:16,960
bit more guided i suppose but then we

1496
00:52:15,359 --> 00:52:20,800
have something like

1497
00:52:16,960 --> 00:52:22,880
happiness with simon which was just like

1498
00:52:20,800 --> 00:52:25,200
wow what could that be

1499
00:52:22,880 --> 00:52:28,160
and you know podcasts with mike the

1500
00:52:25,200 --> 00:52:29,760
hipster again a weirdly meta episode but

1501
00:52:28,160 --> 00:52:31,680
like a really interesting one i'm quite

1502
00:52:29,760 --> 00:52:33,440
happy with because it was so

1503
00:52:31,680 --> 00:52:35,839
meta of like

1504
00:52:33,440 --> 00:52:37,280
the podcast severe

1505
00:52:35,839 --> 00:52:38,640
again it's really hard to kind of

1506
00:52:37,280 --> 00:52:40,880
quantify them in a way that says this

1507
00:52:38,640 --> 00:52:42,559
was an easy one and this was a hard one

1508
00:52:40,880 --> 00:52:43,920
i've always managed to get notes down

1509
00:52:42,559 --> 00:52:46,480
before the session

1510
00:52:43,920 --> 00:52:49,040
uh some more than others but there's not

1511
00:52:46,480 --> 00:52:50,640
been one where i've gone crap this is

1512
00:52:49,040 --> 00:52:52,800
going terribly and i can't think about

1513
00:52:50,640 --> 00:52:55,520
what to write down some have required

1514
00:52:52,800 --> 00:52:56,400
more thought for sure

1515
00:52:55,520 --> 00:52:59,520
so

1516
00:52:56,400 --> 00:53:01,119
maybe something like uh space with

1517
00:52:59,520 --> 00:53:02,640
tabletop journeys will provide a little

1518
00:53:01,119 --> 00:53:05,040
bit more thought around

1519
00:53:02,640 --> 00:53:07,599
is there space in d d i don't know

1520
00:53:05,040 --> 00:53:09,280
let me let me hope that i threw this

1521
00:53:07,599 --> 00:53:11,119
jelly into walnut sticks when i record

1522
00:53:09,280 --> 00:53:12,319
it and thankfully it did because the

1523
00:53:11,119 --> 00:53:13,200
guys are great

1524
00:53:12,319 --> 00:53:15,280
and

1525
00:53:13,200 --> 00:53:16,640
you know enhancement with christian from

1526
00:53:15,280 --> 00:53:18,559
my sound delve as well was another one

1527
00:53:16,640 --> 00:53:20,240
that was like wow there's there's

1528
00:53:18,559 --> 00:53:21,680
oh gosh this is everything and nothing

1529
00:53:20,240 --> 00:53:24,000
in one let me

1530
00:53:21,680 --> 00:53:25,599
try and think about how to do it

1531
00:53:24,000 --> 00:53:28,480
conversely

1532
00:53:25,599 --> 00:53:32,480
as i said something like health episode

1533
00:53:28,480 --> 00:53:34,640
25 on before this one was quite a good i

1534
00:53:32,480 --> 00:53:36,480
i don't use the word easy but there was

1535
00:53:34,640 --> 00:53:38,960
a lot there right you've got hp you've

1536
00:53:36,480 --> 00:53:41,520
got exhaustion you've got healing you've

1537
00:53:38,960 --> 00:53:43,040
got death you've got tpks you could talk

1538
00:53:41,520 --> 00:53:45,200
for hours

1539
00:53:43,040 --> 00:53:47,920
about that so that was

1540
00:53:45,200 --> 00:53:51,839
more readily available i suppose

1541
00:53:47,920 --> 00:53:53,520
another question from him was

1542
00:53:51,839 --> 00:53:55,599
will there ever be a live stream of the

1543
00:53:53,520 --> 00:53:57,839
podcast and streaming is something i've

1544
00:53:55,599 --> 00:54:00,400
toyed with but honestly i don't

1545
00:53:57,839 --> 00:54:02,240
have the time and the capacity to to set

1546
00:54:00,400 --> 00:54:03,599
up and schedule that

1547
00:54:02,240 --> 00:54:06,640
having the episodes come out every

1548
00:54:03,599 --> 00:54:09,839
friday is as structured as i can get and

1549
00:54:06,640 --> 00:54:12,079
i have to be dynamic in my life around

1550
00:54:09,839 --> 00:54:13,440
that and that's already been stretched

1551
00:54:12,079 --> 00:54:15,280
in a couple of instances so to have

1552
00:54:13,440 --> 00:54:18,240
another kind of i have to stream every

1553
00:54:15,280 --> 00:54:20,000
wednesday it's just not gonna work

1554
00:54:18,240 --> 00:54:21,839
and also you know to do with streaming

1555
00:54:20,000 --> 00:54:24,000
it consistency is king just like in

1556
00:54:21,839 --> 00:54:25,760
podcasting and

1557
00:54:24,000 --> 00:54:27,520
booking recording sessions is is

1558
00:54:25,760 --> 00:54:29,680
difficult enough let alone if i'm i'm

1559
00:54:27,520 --> 00:54:30,960
like i can only record eight to eleven

1560
00:54:29,680 --> 00:54:32,319
on the wednesday

1561
00:54:30,960 --> 00:54:33,680
that's just not gonna work like that i'm

1562
00:54:32,319 --> 00:54:35,440
afraid to say

1563
00:54:33,680 --> 00:54:37,200
and then finally his last one is player

1564
00:54:35,440 --> 00:54:38,880
or dm

1565
00:54:37,200 --> 00:54:41,839
which is

1566
00:54:38,880 --> 00:54:43,359
man again i'm really torn

1567
00:54:41,839 --> 00:54:45,920
here's the here's the answer to this one

1568
00:54:43,359 --> 00:54:48,160
so conversely to their raw or fun rule

1569
00:54:45,920 --> 00:54:50,240
where both of those things were the same

1570
00:54:48,160 --> 00:54:52,559
the question as it was posed didn't make

1571
00:54:50,240 --> 00:54:54,160
sense to me this one also doesn't make

1572
00:54:52,559 --> 00:54:55,920
sense to me in that

1573
00:54:54,160 --> 00:54:58,720
they serve completely different purposes

1574
00:54:55,920 --> 00:55:00,480
it's like um apples and oranges they

1575
00:54:58,720 --> 00:55:03,040
serve a different purpose so if someone

1576
00:55:00,480 --> 00:55:04,960
were to choose do you want to play or dm

1577
00:55:03,040 --> 00:55:06,799
it depends on

1578
00:55:04,960 --> 00:55:08,240
what kind of activity i'm looking for so

1579
00:55:06,799 --> 00:55:09,680
one isn't inherently better than the

1580
00:55:08,240 --> 00:55:11,440
other because they are two separate

1581
00:55:09,680 --> 00:55:14,559
activities i've always considered

1582
00:55:11,440 --> 00:55:16,559
playing my night off relative to dming i

1583
00:55:14,559 --> 00:55:18,000
look forward to it a lot more

1584
00:55:16,559 --> 00:55:20,640
that isn't to say i don't look forward

1585
00:55:18,000 --> 00:55:22,240
to dming but i look forward to you know

1586
00:55:20,640 --> 00:55:23,920
having half an hour off during a session

1587
00:55:22,240 --> 00:55:25,920
when my character isn't in that scene

1588
00:55:23,920 --> 00:55:28,319
that's nice i can put my feet up i don't

1589
00:55:25,920 --> 00:55:29,839
always have to be operating at 100

1590
00:55:28,319 --> 00:55:31,760
but conversely with you know i've got no

1591
00:55:29,839 --> 00:55:33,680
control so the dm side of things

1592
00:55:31,760 --> 00:55:35,040
scratches that itch for i'm taking these

1593
00:55:33,680 --> 00:55:36,799
people through a universe that i've set

1594
00:55:35,040 --> 00:55:38,640
up and it's fun to see their reactions

1595
00:55:36,799 --> 00:55:40,720
it's fun to help guide them it's fun to

1596
00:55:38,640 --> 00:55:41,760
see their successes and their failures

1597
00:55:40,720 --> 00:55:44,079
which i'm

1598
00:55:41,760 --> 00:55:46,319
always directly a part of whereas as a

1599
00:55:44,079 --> 00:55:48,160
player you might not be

1600
00:55:46,319 --> 00:55:49,920
and it's just two different two

1601
00:55:48,160 --> 00:55:52,160
different itches scratched by two

1602
00:55:49,920 --> 00:55:54,079
different activities uh and so again

1603
00:55:52,160 --> 00:55:55,280
like the question on the face of it

1604
00:55:54,079 --> 00:55:58,319
doesn't really make sense because

1605
00:55:55,280 --> 00:56:01,680
they're two different things to me

1606
00:55:58,319 --> 00:56:03,599
christian from my sound delve also asked

1607
00:56:01,680 --> 00:56:05,119
he asked her to hear about any bloopers

1608
00:56:03,599 --> 00:56:06,880
and

1609
00:56:05,119 --> 00:56:08,079
there's only really been

1610
00:56:06,880 --> 00:56:09,440
one

1611
00:56:08,079 --> 00:56:12,000
big one

1612
00:56:09,440 --> 00:56:15,040
which was earlier on when i recorded an

1613
00:56:12,000 --> 00:56:17,040
episode with simon so

1614
00:56:15,040 --> 00:56:19,440
happiness the official episode of sign

1615
00:56:17,040 --> 00:56:22,160
was actually the second time we recorded

1616
00:56:19,440 --> 00:56:24,000
i think i had another topic for him i

1617
00:56:22,160 --> 00:56:26,079
think it was roles actually originally

1618
00:56:24,000 --> 00:56:28,640
and i think we recorded it

1619
00:56:26,079 --> 00:56:30,400
and because of problems i was having

1620
00:56:28,640 --> 00:56:33,440
with my computer at the time that had a

1621
00:56:30,400 --> 00:56:36,400
propensity to blue screen every so often

1622
00:56:33,440 --> 00:56:37,599
it lost the audacity

1623
00:56:36,400 --> 00:56:39,599
files

1624
00:56:37,599 --> 00:56:41,920
as great as audacity is

1625
00:56:39,599 --> 00:56:43,200
the way it structures its files it's

1626
00:56:41,920 --> 00:56:44,480
kind of brittle

1627
00:56:43,200 --> 00:56:46,720
and

1628
00:56:44,480 --> 00:56:49,760
it was very easy for it to fall over and

1629
00:56:46,720 --> 00:56:50,880
fail and it happened and that was the

1630
00:56:49,760 --> 00:56:53,359
most

1631
00:56:50,880 --> 00:56:55,920
angry i've been

1632
00:56:53,359 --> 00:56:57,440
in my adult life which

1633
00:56:55,920 --> 00:56:59,839
probably goes some way to show how lucky

1634
00:56:57,440 --> 00:57:02,319
i am in my regular life but

1635
00:56:59,839 --> 00:57:05,440
yeah that was that was a bad night for

1636
00:57:02,319 --> 00:57:06,640
me not only because i'd lost

1637
00:57:05,440 --> 00:57:08,559
my time

1638
00:57:06,640 --> 00:57:10,000
and an episode that i needed

1639
00:57:08,559 --> 00:57:11,680
was also a big deal because i'd wasted

1640
00:57:10,000 --> 00:57:13,680
simon's time and i was just frustrated

1641
00:57:11,680 --> 00:57:15,520
and reluctant to be like hey man

1642
00:57:13,680 --> 00:57:16,319
sorry it's gone

1643
00:57:15,520 --> 00:57:18,640
we're going to have to do another

1644
00:57:16,319 --> 00:57:20,880
episode at some point and uh again i'm

1645
00:57:18,640 --> 00:57:22,559
lucky that simon's a great guy and we

1646
00:57:20,880 --> 00:57:23,440
usually yeah sure i loved it so i'll do

1647
00:57:22,559 --> 00:57:24,880
it again

1648
00:57:23,440 --> 00:57:27,280
no worries there download don't worry

1649
00:57:24,880 --> 00:57:29,359
about it but it was hella frustrating

1650
00:57:27,280 --> 00:57:30,480
especially in the early days that could

1651
00:57:29,359 --> 00:57:31,839
have

1652
00:57:30,480 --> 00:57:34,400
made it or

1653
00:57:31,839 --> 00:57:36,400
broken it essentially and i'm glad i

1654
00:57:34,400 --> 00:57:38,839
persevered through but it was

1655
00:57:36,400 --> 00:57:40,880
it was close i was i was very

1656
00:57:38,839 --> 00:57:43,280
upset um

1657
00:57:40,880 --> 00:57:46,160
a couple of other bloopers though more

1658
00:57:43,280 --> 00:57:47,760
light-weighted light-hearted bloopers is

1659
00:57:46,160 --> 00:57:49,200
uh the the acting episode and i

1660
00:57:47,760 --> 00:57:52,480
mentioned it earlier on

1661
00:57:49,200 --> 00:57:53,839
so part of my nerves were showing and i

1662
00:57:52,480 --> 00:57:55,839
knew it wasn't with the whole cast

1663
00:57:53,839 --> 00:57:57,520
because i'd been speaking to ben and and

1664
00:57:55,839 --> 00:57:59,599
he said one of them couldn't make it and

1665
00:57:57,520 --> 00:58:02,240
yeah as soon as we start recording i'm

1666
00:57:59,599 --> 00:58:03,680
running on adrenaline ah welcome to

1667
00:58:02,240 --> 00:58:04,720
today's episode i'm joined by the whole

1668
00:58:03,680 --> 00:58:07,280
cast

1669
00:58:04,720 --> 00:58:09,040
of which i was quickly and rightfully

1670
00:58:07,280 --> 00:58:10,400
corrected and i was like great in the

1671
00:58:09,040 --> 00:58:12,799
back of my head all i could think of was

1672
00:58:10,400 --> 00:58:14,400
wow great mistake what a mistake to make

1673
00:58:12,799 --> 00:58:16,880
her in your first

1674
00:58:14,400 --> 00:58:18,319
big group episode literally the first

1675
00:58:16,880 --> 00:58:20,839
sentence you say

1676
00:58:18,319 --> 00:58:23,119
you've screwed up great well done

1677
00:58:20,839 --> 00:58:24,240
um so that was that always makes me

1678
00:58:23,119 --> 00:58:27,680
smile

1679
00:58:24,240 --> 00:58:30,799
and then in the archetypes episode with

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adam uh my google home decided to oh

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gosh i hope she's not listening now

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actually nope still on me yes my google

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home piped up and uh joined us in the

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conversation helping us to define the

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word uh and that is there i always say

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00:58:42,079 --> 00:58:46,799
to my guests i learned something every

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00:58:44,079 --> 00:58:48,400
episode and that episode i learned to

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00:58:46,799 --> 00:58:51,760
turn the microphone off on my google

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00:58:48,400 --> 00:58:53,760
home unless i have it interrupt me here

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00:58:51,760 --> 00:58:55,839
so but i left it in i said to adam

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afterwards so i was like

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00:58:55,839 --> 00:58:59,119
i'm editing i don't know whether to

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00:58:57,040 --> 00:59:01,520
leave it in and he said absolutely man

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00:58:59,119 --> 00:59:03,680
it's too funny to leave out so

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so and i've had good feedback from it so

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i'm glad i did

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so

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mike the hipster hibbett asked will

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00:59:09,599 --> 00:59:14,480
there be a season two and sean go games

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00:59:12,559 --> 00:59:16,960
asked what future topics do you want to

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00:59:14,480 --> 00:59:19,599
cover and also ian asked will there be

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00:59:16,960 --> 00:59:20,880
more group episodes in season two so i

1703
00:59:19,599 --> 00:59:23,520
can answer all of those questions very

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00:59:20,880 --> 00:59:26,640
quickly in that yes there will be a

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00:59:23,520 --> 00:59:28,880
season two i in fact have a number of

1706
00:59:26,640 --> 00:59:31,280
episodes already recorded at the time of

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00:59:28,880 --> 00:59:34,079
this airing i've been very lucky in fact

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00:59:31,280 --> 00:59:35,599
i have nine episodes recorded already we

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00:59:34,079 --> 00:59:39,200
have law

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00:59:35,599 --> 00:59:40,319
disaster tactics environment

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00:59:39,200 --> 00:59:41,599
family

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00:59:40,319 --> 00:59:42,720
planning

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00:59:41,599 --> 00:59:46,000
dice

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00:59:42,720 --> 00:59:48,000
friction and style and

1715
00:59:46,000 --> 00:59:51,280
there's a couple more in the calendar as

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00:59:48,000 --> 00:59:53,280
well so absolutely there's a season two

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00:59:51,280 --> 00:59:55,280
here's a couple of topics that are being

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00:59:53,280 --> 00:59:57,839
covered in the first couple of months of

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00:59:55,280 --> 01:00:00,160
season two which i'm looking for at so

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00:59:57,839 --> 01:00:01,599
many um all of them are just fantastic

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01:00:00,160 --> 01:00:03,760
i'm really looking forward to publishing

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01:00:01,599 --> 01:00:05,280
those i think they're all great and to

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01:00:03,760 --> 01:00:07,920
answer ian's question about group

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01:00:05,280 --> 01:00:10,079
episodes uh friction was with and this

1725
01:00:07,920 --> 01:00:12,720
time it's true the entire cast of

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01:00:10,079 --> 01:00:15,119
cosmopunk the homebrew starfinder

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01:00:12,720 --> 01:00:18,799
podcast from from the uk and that was a

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01:00:15,119 --> 01:00:21,200
crazy hilarious episode and um

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01:00:18,799 --> 01:00:24,799
yeah that is also one to keep her an ear

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01:00:21,200 --> 01:00:28,480
out for if you enjoy the group episodes

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01:00:24,799 --> 01:00:31,200
okay and now on to the winner of the

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01:00:28,480 --> 01:00:33,359
listener competition i won't leave you

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01:00:31,200 --> 01:00:37,119
hanging the winner is

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01:00:33,359 --> 01:00:39,200
cadence shantus aka cad abaddon on

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01:00:37,119 --> 01:00:42,480
twitter hopefully i pronounce that

1736
01:00:39,200 --> 01:00:44,640
correctly i will be in touch shortly to

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01:00:42,480 --> 01:00:48,000
discuss your little care package from

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01:00:44,640 --> 01:00:50,720
gametee featuring a pin badge a

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01:00:48,000 --> 01:00:52,960
character or dm journal and a scented

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01:00:50,720 --> 01:00:54,880
candle and although this is in no way

1741
01:00:52,960 --> 01:00:58,720
endorsed i actually have

1742
01:00:54,880 --> 01:01:01,599
12 of them myself of the candle so i can

1743
01:00:58,720 --> 01:01:03,680
vouch for how cool they are otherwise

1744
01:01:01,599 --> 01:01:07,200
that actually brings us to the end of

1745
01:01:03,680 --> 01:01:09,200
the episode so i hope you've all enjoyed

1746
01:01:07,200 --> 01:01:11,040
this episode a little wash up a little

1747
01:01:09,200 --> 01:01:12,640
wrap up more importantly i hope

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01:01:11,040 --> 01:01:14,960
everyone's enjoyed the entirety of

1749
01:01:12,640 --> 01:01:17,599
season one it's been a crazy trip a huge

1750
01:01:14,960 --> 01:01:19,359
learning experience and i've enjoyed

1751
01:01:17,599 --> 01:01:21,520
i would say every moment of it but then

1752
01:01:19,359 --> 01:01:23,680
i lost that episode so almost every

1753
01:01:21,520 --> 01:01:25,520
moment of it but most importantly we

1754
01:01:23,680 --> 01:01:28,000
have so much stuff in season two to look

1755
01:01:25,520 --> 01:01:31,440
forward to the topics discussed earlier

1756
01:01:28,000 --> 01:01:32,720
and many more on the back burner so keep

1757
01:01:31,440 --> 01:01:35,839
your ears out

1758
01:01:32,720 --> 01:01:38,400
next week i will be taking a break so

1759
01:01:35,839 --> 01:01:41,760
there won't be an episode next week

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01:01:38,400 --> 01:01:45,280
which means that episodes will resume on

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01:01:41,760 --> 01:01:49,040
the 30th of april starting with

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01:01:45,280 --> 01:01:51,920
law the first episode of season two

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01:01:49,040 --> 01:01:54,150
otherwise thank you all for listening

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01:01:51,920 --> 01:01:59,339
and good night

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01:01:54,150 --> 01:01:59,339
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