Thread by @NarrativeEscape, 1/ Due to people being intimidated by the acting talent on #CriticalRole [...]

1/ Due to people being intimidated by the acting talent on #CriticalRole (whether they should be is another discussion) to the extent they were nervous about getting into #ttrpg& #39;s and #dnd. I decided to start an article series. #dmtips #dmadvice #gmtips #gmadvice

2/ This approach is based on being authors and writers, rather than a deep focus on acting. This is because I think the average person that rocks up to a #ttrpg is a much better writer naturally than they are an actor. Presenting another option!

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3/ The first article lays out the challenge I saw and why I feed the need to address it. People shouldn& #39;t be put off getting into #ttrpg& #39;s and the deep acting focus of #CriticalRole isn& #39;t the only way forward.

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4/ Then we have to get kill the elephant in the room? That in a #ttrpg meta-gaming is always bad. It isn& #39;t. Only some meta-gaming is bad. Other types of meta-gaming are key to jumping out of the acting straight-jacket should you wish. #ttrpg

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5/ In an author-focused play approach, it& #39;s important to know why you& #39;re rolling the dice. What is at stake? Quite often it& #39;s not the immediate action that is being performed! Key to keeping characters competent and dramatic. #ttrpg

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6/ You& #39;ll find yourself shifting from resolving & #39;picking the lock& #39; to resolving the fiction around why the lock is being picked. This is a big and critical change that starts to allow authoring to happen without dictacting outcomes. #ttrpg

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7/ You know what? Your character is NOT a normal person. Even if he& #39;s a humble accountant he& #39;s not a normal humble accountant. He& #39;s a member of Homo Fictitious. They have more purpose and a story to tell. Playing with this intent is important. #ttrpg

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8/ As a member of Homo Fictitious. They are burdened with a premise, the story they exist to tell laid out by interweaving internal, external and philosophical conflicts which should be clearly signalled so all can work to tell that story. #ttrpg

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9/ A diversion inspired by Twitter and was tangentially related to the series. Can you play a character of a different gender? Definitely focus less on acting the gender and telling the fictional story of a character of a different gender! #ttrpg

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10/ Bringing it together we discuss how everyone authoring in a #ttrpg doesn& #39;t descent into chaos!?! There are a few key principles to follow which can also be helpful in your career. Signals. Responses. Mediation. Defining what success looks like!

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11/ Hope you enjoy. The series is continuing as I like to give people different options on the buffet menu that is the #ttrpg experience. Next time it should be how the GM plots in this environment.

#dnd #dmtips #dmadvice #gmtips #gmadvice

12 / Adding to this thread as we finally have the partner article to How The Table Plots and that is How The GM Plots!

Well, how I do it when the everyone at the table is authoring like crazy.

#dnd #dmtips #dmadvice #gmtips #gmadvice #ttrpg

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