“I found them all. I won."

Finally, I welcome George from our 'Dungeons, Dice, and Dudes' actual play podcast to discuss how to build adventures, and why it's important to define one. No matter if you're top-down or bottom-up, there always needs to be that call to adventure, a catalyst, and the form that takes can drastically alter the theme and direction of a campaign. Giving your players that Elden Ring moment is all about the "scale in detail"; having a wide enough pond to splash around in with just enough depth to make it worthwhile.

• 03:48 - The 'Breath of the Wild' Moment
• 14:40 - Call to Adventure
• 25:47 - Worldbuilding
• 40:49 - Character Motivations
• 51:01 - Fighting DM Anxiety

Find George on Dungeons, Dice, and Dudes: https://linktr.ee/DDandD

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• Website: https://www.thinkingcritically.co.uk
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References:

• 'Conflict' episode of Thinking Critically with Rob (Ulysses)
• 'Time' episode of Thinking Critically with Tim (Ulrik)
• 'Macro' episode of Thinking Critically with Nathan (DM)
• 'Happiness' episode of Thinking Critically with Simon (Owain)

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• Tabletop Journeys @ttjourneys: https://ttjourneys.com/
• Joe from The Fourth Leg @jcd0818: https://anchor.fm/james-h-anderson
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• Matthew Perkins @heyitsMattyP: https://www.matthewperkins.net/
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Intro Music: 'Local Forecast' by Kevin MacLeod
Intermission Music: 'Chill' by Kevin MacLeod
Outro Music: 'Local Forecast - Elevator' by Kevin MacLeod

Podcast art by Lily from https://www.beiworkshop.com/