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Incorporating Player Choice in Your Game and Why You Should

Incorporating Player Choice in Your Game and Why You Should

Update: 2025-06-02
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This week on The Bearded Nerd Podcast, we’re diving into why player choice is the heartbeat of any great campaign—and how YOU can make those decisions actually matter.


🎙️ Episode Title: The Importance of Player Choice in Narrative


💾 Plus, grab our FREE Player Choice Tracker—a printable tool to log major decisions, ripple effects, and callbacks across your entire campaign.


 

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