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#205. Are ALL D&D Adventures DESIGNED to be Linear?

#205. Are ALL D&D Adventures DESIGNED to be Linear?

Update: 2025-09-03

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Do players EVER actually have choices in prewritten adventures? Is the sandbox purely an illusion? How do TTRPG game designers ensure characters have agency choosing their path forward?

An Aetherial Expanse adventure is coming to Kickstarter: https://ghostfiregaming.com/GGYT_AEDG_2025_7_933

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Editor: @ZsDante

Topics:

00:00 - Intro

00:58 - The Faithless Wench of TTRPG's

04:55 - Dreams of the Drowned God

21:00 - ANOTHER another D&D video game

26:51 - 5e returns to Brazil

27:45 - Are ALL adventures linear?

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#205. Are ALL D&D Adventures DESIGNED to be Linear?

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