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Dungeons, Dragons, & Psychology Podcast

The Dungeons, Dragons, & Psychology Podcast is a TTRPG podcast that helps collaborative storytellers build great campaigns using psychology. Each episode dives into different aspects of tabletop roleplaying games, and offers listeners (psyclithids) tricks of the trade for how to improve their own games. Your host, Robert Walker, is a longtime DM and holds a MS in I/O Psychology. He is also the author of “Session Zero: The DMG to Writing Great Campaigns in any System.”

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Latest Episodes:

From Satanic to Streamlined: The Evolution of Nerd Culture May 28, 2023

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Today we look at the shifting culture that took TTRPGs and all things nerd culture from the outcasts and supposed demonic influences to the modern wide acceptance. I also discuss my thoughts on where the future of TTRPGs and nerd culture could be headed.

Tricks of the Trade Information & Links

For Tricks I give you three ideas of unique settings for your homebrew campaign that don't fall into the traditional fantasy setting we're used to.

Knowledge Check References and Links

How Dungeons & Dragons became a part of the 1980s Satanic Panic

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The Player’s Handbook for Real Life

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Session Zero

The Player’s Handbook for Real Life

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Email: DungeonsDragonsPsychology@gmail.com

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Amazon Link to Session Zero https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BL52LB1X

Amazon Link to The Player’s Handbook for Real Life https://a.co/d/5x6PSLm

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From Hero to Villain: The Psychology of Moral Choices in Roleplaying Games May 21, 2023

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Today we delve into the idea of falling from grace and how your heroes could slide down that slippery slope from hero to villain.

Tricks of the Trade Information & Links

For tricks I give you five ideas for how a hero could become a villain in your stories.

Knowledge Check References and Links

The Benefit of Teaching Ethical Dilemmas

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Join my Patreon to show your support for the show and access exclusive content.

https://www.patreon.com/DungeonsDragonsPsychology

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Session Zero

The Player’s Handbook for Real Life

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Session Zero

The Player’s Handbook for Real Life

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Amazon Link to Session Zero https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BL52LB1X

Amazon Link to The Player’s Handbook for Real Life https://a.co/d/5x6PSLm

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Sean K Reynolds on Campaign Setting Creation May 14, 2023

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What an exciting episode in store for you today! I'm joined by the one and only Sean K. Reynolds to discuss campaign setting creation! I ask Sean questions about his history in the gaming community and with other campaign settings. We discuss what it takes to publish professionally, and what you can to build your own setting for your table, or for the world.

Tricks of the Trade Information & Links

Today Sean and I give you a few ideas to use when building your own campaign setting!

Guest Bio & Links

Sean K Reynolds was born in a coastal town in southern California. A professional game designer since 1998, he’s known for his work on Numenera, Forgotten Realms, Greyhawk, and Pathfinder. He spends his free time reading, fixing up an old house, being a social justice warrior, and writing 2-3 sentence biographies.
Sean's Patreon
Twitter
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Monte Cook Games

Knowledge Check References and Links

New Player's Guide: Building Your own Campaign Setting

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Session Zero

The Player’s Handbook for Real Life

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Session Zero

The Player’s Handbook for Real Life

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Email: DungeonsDragonsPsychology@gmail.com

Website: https://thedungeonsdragonspsychologypodcast.buzzsprout.com
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Amazon Link to Session Zero https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BL52LB1X

Amazon Link to The Player’s Handbook for Real Life https://a.co/d/5x6PSLm

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Safely Running Darker Stories With Dan from Beddlym’s Social Hour May 07, 2023

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Today I'm joined by Dan from Beddlym’s Social Hour: A D&D Podcast to discuss how to safely run a story with darker themes.

Tricks of the Trade Information & Links

For Tricks we look a a few darker themes you could use in your game, if your players feel comfortable doing so.

Guest Links
https://peaceinthechaosproductions.com
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Knowledge Check References and Links

Motivating Personal Growth by Seeking Discomfort

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Session Zero

The Player’s Handbook for Real Life

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The Player’s Handbook for Real Life

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Email: DungeonsDragonsPsychology@gmail.com

Website: https://thedungeonsdragonspsychologypodcast.buzzsprout.com
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Amazon Link to Session Zero https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BL52LB1X

Amazon Link to The Player’s Handbook for Real Life https://a.co/d/5x6PSLm

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Understanding Player Archetypes Apr 30, 2023

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Today is all about understanding the 5 archetypes that I believe are most representative of the player types you will encounter in your games. The power-gamer, the role-player, the specialist, the casual gamer, and the rules lawyer.

Tricks of the Trade Information & Links

In tricks today I share some ideas for how to keep each of these five archetypes immersed in your story.

Knowledge Check References and Links

Campbell, J. (2020). The hero with a thousand faces. Joseph Campbell Foundation.

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Running the First Adventure in a Campaign Apr 23, 2023

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Today we are discussing writing and running your first adventure in a campaign!

Tricks of the Trade Information & Links

Our Tricks today features story prompts generated by AI through the use of the tool Chat GPT

Knowledge Check References and Links

The Arcane Library Blog HOW TO WRITE A D&D ADVENTURE: THE COMPLETE GUIDE

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Session Zero

The Player’s Handbook for Real Life

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The Player’s Handbook for Real Life

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Email: DungeonsDragonsPsychology@gmail.com

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Writing your Introduction and NPCs Apr 16, 2023

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Today we continue our discussion on building your campaign and discuss writing your introduction and how I like to "write" my NPCs

Tricks of the Trade Information & Links

In Tricks we discuss a few plot hooks that you can use to disrupt the normal life of your PCs

Knowledge Check References and Links

https://www.thegamer.com/dungeons-dragons-best-campaign-beginning/#catastrophe-strikes

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Session Zero and the Main Characters Apr 09, 2023

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Today we continue our journey to running our first session and discuss considerations when building characters, the importance of character backstories, and session zero.

Tricks of the Trade Information & Links

In tricks of the trade we discuss what to discuss during your session and how to set player and game expectations.

Knowledge Check References and Links

https://www.level1geek.com/dnd-session-0/
The Checklist

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Bonus Episode: Live from Gem State Comic-Con: Using Rules from Multiple Systems Apr 02, 2023

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A special broadcast from Gem State Comic-Con in Boise, ID. I bring you this short episode about cherry-picking rules from different systems, recorded live during the convention.

Tricks of the Trade Information & Links

How to communicate and keep track of rules that you incorporate into your homebrew.

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Amazon Link to The Player’s Handbook for Real Life https://a.co/d/5x6PSLm

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All About Dragons Apr 01, 2023

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Today we discuss dragons! Their life cycle, how to incubate dragon eggs, and what their hoard means to them.

Tricks of the Trade Information & Links

In Tricks today I give you three ideas for how to incorporate dragons into your party.

Knowledge Check References and Links

Ammann, K. (2020). The monsters know what they're doing: Combat Tactics for Dungeon masters. Saga Press.
The Monsters Know

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Session Zero

The Player’s Handbook for Real Life

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The Player’s Handbook for Real Life

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Email: DungeonsDragonsPsychology@gmail.com

Website: https://thedungeonsdragonspsychologypodcast.buzzsprout.com
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My Etsy Shop https://www.etsy.com/shop/Games4Games
Amazon Link to Session Zero https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BL52LB1X

Amazon Link to The Player’s Handbook for Real Life https://a.co/d/5x6PSLm

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