This very special episode I'm joined by Greg Tito and Shelly Mazzanoble, hosts and producers of the official Dungeons & Dragons podcast: Dragon Talk! They take us through how recording their podcast and writing their new book, Welcome to Dragon Talk, has shaped their D&D experience and shown them all the wonderful ways we interact as a community!

• 03:16 - D&D Community Archetypes
• 15:18 - Surprising Applications
• 25:08 - Complex Systems
• 32:39 - Lowering the Barrier to Entry
• 47:38 - Online Communities

Find Greg and Shelly on:

• Greg's Twitter: https://twitter.com/Gregtito
• Shelly's Twitter: https://twitter.com/shellymoo
• Dragon Talk podcast: https://dnd.wizards.com/podcasts/dragon-talk
• Welcome to Dragon Talk book: https://uipress.uiowa.edu/books/welcome-dragon-talk

Find Thinking Critically online: https://www.thinkingcritically.co.uk

References:

• Lucas Zellers: https://scintilla.studio/
• 'Monster' episode of Thinking Critically
• 'Extinction' episode of Thinking Critically

Patrons:

• Joe from The Fourth Leg @jcd0818: https://anchor.fm/james-h-anderson
• Optional Rule @optionalrule: https://www.optionalrule.com/
• Matthew Perkins @mperkinsDM: https://www.matthewperkins.net/
• Matt Street @mpstreet88: https://www.virtualtimehustle.com/

Intro Music: 'Local Forecast' by Kevin MacLeod
Intermission Music: 'Chill' by Kevin MacLeod
Outro Music: 'Local Forecast - Elevator' by Kevin MacLeod