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Dr. Ben discusses Body Language & Non-verbal communication for NPCs applied to TTRPGs (Episode #157). #dnd #pathfinder #ttrpg #wfrp Website https://rpgphd.com/ Discord https://discord.gg/STFdne3PbU RPG PHD swag!!! https://rpg-phd.myspreadshop.com Facebook https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100089593636905 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/rpg_phd/ Bluesky @rpg-phd.bsky.social Patreon https://www.patreon.com/user?u=87730462&view_as=patron Special thanks to Evelina for the thumbnail template, much appreciated!! 😊 How can body language make your NPCs feel more believable in tabletop RPGs? In this video, I explore how nonverbal communication, physical tells, posture, and social cues can help GMs create more immersive interrogations, negotiations, and tense social scenes without relying only on dialogue or skill checks. If you want better NPC roleplay, stronger social encounters, and practical GM tools you can use right away, this video will give you clear techniques for your next session. body language, nonverbal communication, tabletop rpg, ttrpg, rpg gm advice, gamemaster tips, dungeon master tips, rpg advice, npc roleplay, rpg phd, body language rpg, nonverbal communication rpg, npc body language, social encounters rpg, interrogation scenes rpg, negotiation scenes rpg, deceptive npcs, immersive npcs, roleplay tips for gms, social tension in rpgs, paul ekman, emotions revealed, micro expressions, nonverbal cues, deception psychology, status posture, social signaling, psychology and rpgs, body language for storytelling, emotional leakage, how to roleplay npcs better, how to make npcs feel real, better social scenes in ttrpgs, gm social encounter tips, how to run interrogations in rpgs, how to run negotiations in rpgs, immersive tabletop roleplaying, npc tells, better rpg roleplay, tabletop storytelling --------------------------------------------- 00:00 Intro 00:56 The Science 04:12 Micro-Behaviors 07:32 Tells in Negotiations 10:32 Status Posture & Hierarchy 13:56 Staging Uncertainty 17:43 GM Guide 22:43 Thoughts? -------------------------------------------- Burgoon, J. K. & Hale, J. L., Nonverbal Behaviors “Speak” Relational Messages of Dominance-Submission Paul Ekman. Emotions Revealed. 2nd ed., New York: Times Books, 2007. Paul Ekman and Wallace V. Friesen. Facial Action Coding System. Palo Alto, CA: Consulting Psychologists Press. Paul Ekman and Erika L. Rosenberg, eds. What the Face Reveals. 2nd ed., Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005. Judee K. Burgoon, Laura K. Guerrero, and Kory Floyd. Nonverbal Communication. New York: Routledge. Mark L. Knapp, Judith A. Hall, and Terrence G. Horgan. Nonverbal Communication in Human Interaction. 8th ed., Boston: Wadsworth. Music and Sounds: https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/Erdns8jA3D/ https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/MRyCi54t7M/ https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/AQBpWzOsID/ https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/yCvSWOBYUe/ Music: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/ https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/c0X3Z8H8uZ/ https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/yCvSWOBYUe/ Music: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/ https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/bWHPOsoaql/ https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/uDAHxg3lIS/ https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/e3mQvva1kZ/ https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/e3mQvva1kZ/ https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/e3mQvva1kZ/ https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/2dLRmfzdA5/ https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/jrNZjxJQqZ/ https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/c0X3Z8H8uZ/ https://www.epidemicsound.com/sound-effects/tracks/8c51eca6-dbb5-4925-b4ec-7ee51630322e