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Nolan T. Jones is the co-creator of the “virtual tabletop” Roll20 — the most popular platform for tabletop roleplaying games online. He doubles as a recovering comic book writer.
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Key Takeaways
- Your personal values and priorities drive your life choices.
- House rules are complicated, everyone has their own quirks and systems.
- 1.6 million people have tried online gaming through roll20.net.
- Facilitating a role-playing game requires giving incentives to the players to arrive on time and stay to the end.
- First person in gets extra loot.
- Start the session with a short board game or card game to have fun right away.
- Early video games got inspiration from tabletop RPGs and modern RPG players can get inspiration from video games.
- Learn to say no, professionally and personally.
Resources Mentioned
- Roll20.net
- Star Wars Force and Destiny by Fantasy Flight Games
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens X-Wing Miniature Set
- World of Warcraft
- Dungeons & Dragons
Contact Guest
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