Plus Expenses #118

Plus Expenses is our bonus show for Patrons, dropping every other week between our regular episodes. This one is on the public feed for everyone, to round out our Origins Interviews episode with our reflections on the convention. Thanks so much for listening - if you dig this, you can get it for just $5 a month over at our Patreon!

In this Plus Expenses, we talk about: The Origins interviews, how the convention felt, “networking”, being a two-session guy, Imp of the Perverse, DriveThru Deal of the Day, decision-making for Games on Demand, good playtest/bad session, energy use during games, Eppy’s bluesky post about AI - it won’t help you!, refreshingly human-made focus at the dealer hall, Eppy’s dice adventure, character sheet usage for different contexts, live Swords sheets feedback and development, a Swords Without Master story, a Mortal Skein (playtest) story and playtesting philosophy, our White Whale Episode, not recognizing things when they work, and if you want more of this, sign up for our Patreon - only $5 a month!

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