Episode 5: Do: Fate of the Flying Temple, Kid Gamers
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This month we talk about our playtest of Do: Fate of the Flying temple, and discuss young gamers. How are their needs addressed by the industry? How is RPGing different when there are kids in the group? And much more.
The game: Do: Fate of the Flying Temple by Sean Nittner (beta playtest version), a new adaptation of the excellent slapstick fantasy game Do: Pilgrims of the Flying Temple by Daniel Solis.
Hosts:Dave, and Mikael
Guests:Derek, Elise, Mike and Noa
Episode links:
- YA fiction: Sally Slick and the Steel Syndicate.
- Role Blocks.
- Dave's custom Do:FotFT character sheet
Music by Jason Pfaff, released under the CC BY-SA license.
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