Fear the Boot is an irreverent, round table discussion of tabletop role playing games. In this weekly show we debate game-related issues, offer advice for improving your game, and poke fun at the hobby. Our cast changes a little from show to show, but we always assemble a group of dynamic individuals with divergent views, guaranteeing you will hear several perspectives on everything we discuss.
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Episode 619 – a closed setting
* (0:29) Why talk about intelligence? The Why Files episode about Cicada 3301.
* (9:24) A game takes an unhelpfully long break, only to be replaced by another RPG.
* (12:44) The lack of a bottomless “buffet of ideas” in a closed setting.
* (14:24) Use minimal starting information to give you room to work.
* (18:12) How to run a school (everyone go play Persona 5).
* (24:48) Create a wide variety of NPCs and give them their own lives.
* (30:38) Keeping the party together, even if it doesn’t quite make sense.
* (31:57) PC-specific NPCs, so you know the players are bought it.
Hosts: Dan, Mary, Wayne