DC is for the world. Bonuses are for the character. Advantage and disadvantage are for the Dungeon Master. In this episode, we explore the “walled garden” of difficulty in Dungeons & Dragons.

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1. Night Witches https://bullypulpitgames.com/products/night-witches

2. Deep Cuts https://bladesinthedark.com/node/

3. Index Card RPG https://www.runehammer.online/index-card-rpg

4. Matrix games https://www.bastionland.com/2021/04/matrix-games-from-rpg-perspective.html

D&D character sheets are supposed to help us play the game — but what if we’ve been designing them backwards? We look at D&D character sheet design, playtesting, and what games like Pendragon, Fate, and Zombie World can teach us about making character sheets actually matter at the table.

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1. Zombie World https://magpiegames.com/collections/zombie-world

2. Fate Core https://fate-srd.com/fate-core

3. Dungeon World https://www.dungeon-world.com/

4. XCOM 2 https://2k.com/games/xcom/xcom-2/

5. Pendragon https://www.chaosium.com/pendragon-rpg/

Spoilers start early in this one — it's all about The Blue Prince. We talk dead runs, red herrings, the lack of a journal, Room 46, and why this is somehow both a 10/10 game filled with 2/10 decisions. If you’ve been driven slightly insane by this game, you’re among friends.

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1. The Blue Prince: https://www.blueprincegame.com/

2. The video spoiling every puzzle https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5Lgag0FDBLUnrpQhky5ikTd4NQQLYUcX