DoubleDM 73: Why TTRPG Stories Are So Unique

In this week's episode, we are talking about Story Telling, especially Story Paths and Branches, and Why TTRPG Stories are so unique. We discuss different Storytelling Media How Storytelling works in each of them and how to use that to your advantage when telling a story in the respective medium. TTRPGs are a special medium that allows you to not just tell a story but rather experience a story while telling it. It combines all sides at the table into one experience and that comes with its own benefits and challenges. We give advice on taking advantage of the benefits and working with the challenges to create an incredible TTRPG Story with your Players around the table.Join us as we discover what it means to have infinite Story Paths and Decision Outcomes, what this all means for a Story ending, and why it is great that your players have the agency to fully influence a story in their own way.Check these Timestamps for more Information:16:00: TITANS CALL TRAILER19:00: What are Story Branches?21:00: What is Linear Storytelling?27:00: What is Image Storytelling?30:00: What is Multiple Path Storytelling?34:00: Multiple Endings 37:00: What is Non-Linear Storytelling?40:00: Infinite Path Storytelling? The Open Field Story46:00: How do you write a TTRPG Story?51:00: Time as the Key Component57:00: Listen to your Players1:02:00: Create EventsYou can find the Show on Social Media and the Web to stay up to date with the latest content, schedules, and more:Website, Twitter, Instagram, Ko-Fi Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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DoubleDM is a show by two passionate game masters, Nils and Emil, where we take you on a fun, insightful, and inspiring journey into the world of Tabletop Roleplaying every single week!We dive deep into key aspects of running TTRPGs like Dungeons and Dragons, Masks: A New Generation, or Cyberpunk Red, from crafting great and compelling stories and plots to developing new and exciting homebrew content for your games. Every Episode comes packed with actionable Game Mastering Advice ready for you to implement directly, Ideas and Inspiration for you to use, develop, and expand upon, and a massive amount of Insight from two Game Masters that have run games for nearly 25 years combined!And then we also invite and host guests on our shows that can give you a peek behind the curtain of their projects and products and share their insightful wisdom with us and you!So come on, sit down, Play Games, have fun, and don't forget to talk about it! Join us now on the Journey that is DoubleDM!Do you have a topic you want us to cover? Hit us up on social media (@doubledmpod nearly everywhere) or email us at doubledm@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.