S37E20 | Gardening Gamers, Post-Game Talks, & How Much Worldbuilding with Players?
Summary
In this episode, hosts Kimmy and Cody discuss the "gardening" style of gaming, analyzing listener Steffi’s critique of table-sourcing techniques that feel unprepared or irrelevant. They debate the balance between player input and GM control, emphasizing that effective world-building requires clear expectations and meaningful payoffs for details introduced during play. The conversation also covers advice for post-game discussions with players and explores how much pre-campaign world-building is necessary versus collaborative in-session creation.
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