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Dr. Ben discusses Emergent Narratives in TTRPGs, Full Lecture (Episode #120). #dnd #pathfinder #ttrpg #wfrp Website https://rpgphd.com/ RPG PHD swag!!! https://rpg-phd.myspreadshop.com Facebook https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100089593636905 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/rpg_phd/ Blyesky @rpg-phd.bsky.social Patreon https://www.patreon.com/user?u=87730462&view_as=patron --------------------------------------------- Chapters 00:00 Intro 00:47 Sandbox Tradition 04:50 Lore as a Toolkit 08:32 Ecological Worldbuilding 11:25 Meaningful Agency 14:57 Emergent Events 21:00 Preparation & Unpredictability 25:31 Satisfying Story Arcs 30:06 Avoiding Dead Zones 34:53 Final Thoughts 35:20 Thoughts? --------------------------------------------- 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/ Works Cited Alexander, Justin. “Don’t Prep Plots – Tools, Not Contingencies.” The Alexandrian, 18 June 2015 Archstone Press. “Running Your First Sandbox.” archstonepress.com, 2023 DMDavid. “Filling a map with D&D adventure” (Sandbox Archives). dmdavid.com, 2018 Kutalik, Chris. “Information as Treasure Type: Building Dynamic Sandboxes Part III.” Hill Cantons blog, 2016 Maliszewski, James. “Gygaxian ‘Naturalism’.” Grognardia, 4 Sept 2008 Montgomery, Andrew Logan. “Easy is the Descent: MÖRK BORG and ShadowDark RPGs.” Numenera Core Book (Monte Cook Games). Excerpt from Monte Cook Games Robbins, Ben. “Grand Experiments: West Marches.” ars ludi blog, Oct 2007 Simpson, Evan (aka “Mazirian”). “Pleasures of the OSR: Emergent Story and Open Worlds.” Mazirian’s Garden blog, 2019 “The Sandbox Again: Gygax on Plot.” Standard Hirelings blog, Apr 2009