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Wait, Roll That Again!

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Alex designed his first game, and chronicled that story in the show's first two seasons. Now, every episode covers the behind-the-scenes story of a different tabletop RPG.

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Designing Fight or Fright: S1E3 - Many-Faced Math Rocks: (Ft. Michael Sands)

July 13, 2023 • Wait, Roll That Again! • Season 1 • Episode 3

Welcome back to Wait, Roll That Again!

On this week’s episode, I take the tips from the last few weeks and apply them to my first pieces of design for my TTRPG project.

There’s one key conversation I felt like I needed to have before I sat down to design some mechanics. I wanted to learn about resolution and dice, so I spoke to Aotearoa-based designer Michael Sands (Monster Of The Week, Three Dooms) about what makes dice mechanics work.

Following that conversation, I got right to the drawing board and put some words to paper. I came up with a basic idea of the system, and I ran it for two of my players. To find out how it went, you’re going to have to listen on…

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