111. Completely Off the Mark

On this episode of Total Pebble Knockdown: Should we worry about RPG campaigns that are focused on storytelling? An article shared with one of our long-time friends of the show discussed an experience where plot dominated the agency of the players. We discuss the legitimacy of this concern and also talk about how we disagree with the conclusion. Realm Builder Guy - https://www.realmbuilderguy.com/2023/10/why-storyline-plot-driven-campaigns-are.html Hey folks, let's go battle a church! No, I mean let's literally fight a church. This was one question from Reddit we had to discuss. What if there's a church that wants to eat your party? And should we try to keep them from getting eaten by the church? What fun would that be. Fighting a Church - https://www.reddit.com/r/DMAcademy/comments/1b7flyr/how_could_i_make_my_party_fight_a_church/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3https://www.reddit.com/r/DMAcademy/comments/1b7flyr/how_could_i_make_my_party_fight_a_church/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3 Fake games have been an ongoing discussion on Steam for many years. In fact, a spate of fake games (poorly made shovelware) was discussed back in 2017 when we got the Steam Explorers program. But now, the problem is games disguising themselves as more popular ones to trick people into buying them. This is our PSA to gamers on why buyers should be aware. Helldivers 2 imposters - https://www.pcgamer.com/games/third-person-shooter/several-steam-games-changed-names-to-helldivers-2-and-palworld-to-scam-players/ Two indie games in a trenchcoat - https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/two-indie-steam-games-were-disguised-as-helldivers-2-to-scam-players/ Steam Explorers - https://www.theverge.com/2017/4/4/15172908/valve-steam-explorers-system-direct-fake-games