Mike Shea

Like your players will never trust you again. And it's not even a character betrayal. It's a player betrayal. And that one's egregious because it's a huge campaign. And you suddenly find out the whole reason you've been going on this giant campaign was all a ruse because there was no practical way for you to figure out that a bad guy was a bad guy.

Like your players will never trust you again. And it's not even a character betrayal. It's a player betrayal. And that one's egregious because it's a huge campaign. And you suddenly find out the whole reason you've been going on this giant campaign was all a ruse because there was no practical way for you to figure out that a bad guy was a bad guy.

Like your players will never trust you again. And it's not even a character betrayal. It's a player betrayal. And that one's egregious because it's a huge campaign. And you suddenly find out the whole reason you've been going on this giant campaign was all a ruse because there was no practical way for you to figure out that a bad guy was a bad guy.

And I was like, I've got to help people with this. And I wrote posts on EN World about it. And I talked about it on this show. But then it's also like, it's not my responsibility to help everybody with that adventure. And there were people who disagreed with me. And I couldn't understand why. But I mean, I couldn't understand their arguments.

And I was like, I've got to help people with this. And I wrote posts on EN World about it. And I talked about it on this show. But then it's also like, it's not my responsibility to help everybody with that adventure. And there were people who disagreed with me. And I couldn't understand why. But I mean, I couldn't understand their arguments.

And I was like, I've got to help people with this. And I wrote posts on EN World about it. And I talked about it on this show. But then it's also like, it's not my responsibility to help everybody with that adventure. And there were people who disagreed with me. And I couldn't understand why. But I mean, I couldn't understand their arguments.

But I recognized the fact that they disagreed with me and that they weren't necessarily wrong. So if there are people out there who said, no, it's fine. It can work out. Okay. Okay. But I still get driven by the zeitgeist of saying like, I need to protect people.

But I recognized the fact that they disagreed with me and that they weren't necessarily wrong. So if there are people out there who said, no, it's fine. It can work out. Okay. Okay. But I still get driven by the zeitgeist of saying like, I need to protect people.

But I recognized the fact that they disagreed with me and that they weren't necessarily wrong. So if there are people out there who said, no, it's fine. It can work out. Okay. Okay. But I still get driven by the zeitgeist of saying like, I need to protect people.

I need to protect, you know, anybody who's listening to me needs to be protected from ruining like the trust of their players by running an adventure that's built around a betrayal, a huge long-term betrayal. But it's easy to get caught up in that. And again, forget, oh, but I'm not going to do that at my game. I just won't do that.

I need to protect, you know, anybody who's listening to me needs to be protected from ruining like the trust of their players by running an adventure that's built around a betrayal, a huge long-term betrayal. But it's easy to get caught up in that. And again, forget, oh, but I'm not going to do that at my game. I just won't do that.

I need to protect, you know, anybody who's listening to me needs to be protected from ruining like the trust of their players by running an adventure that's built around a betrayal, a huge long-term betrayal. But it's easy to get caught up in that. And again, forget, oh, but I'm not going to do that at my game. I just won't do that.

And I will, I will write an article about it and I'll do a video about it and I'll do what I can to kind of make my case. And then the people that agree with my case can say, ah, okay, good to know. Or other people go, yeah, right on. And off we go. So I think that that's something I definitely need to remember. Right now is a really good time to remember because the new D&D 2024 books are out.

And I will, I will write an article about it and I'll do a video about it and I'll do what I can to kind of make my case. And then the people that agree with my case can say, ah, okay, good to know. Or other people go, yeah, right on. And off we go. So I think that that's something I definitely need to remember. Right now is a really good time to remember because the new D&D 2024 books are out.

And I will, I will write an article about it and I'll do a video about it and I'll do what I can to kind of make my case. And then the people that agree with my case can say, ah, okay, good to know. Or other people go, yeah, right on. And off we go. So I think that that's something I definitely need to remember. Right now is a really good time to remember because the new D&D 2024 books are out.

Everybody's kind of talking about it. There's a lot of interest and a lot of different aspects to it that people want to discuss. And everybody's kind of diving into it. And we all wonder what's going to happen. Is the hobby dying? Is that hobby going to surge? Is it going to die? Is it going to be about the same? I think you safely bet that it could be about the same.

Everybody's kind of talking about it. There's a lot of interest and a lot of different aspects to it that people want to discuss. And everybody's kind of diving into it. And we all wonder what's going to happen. Is the hobby dying? Is that hobby going to surge? Is it going to die? Is it going to be about the same? I think you safely bet that it could be about the same.

Everybody's kind of talking about it. There's a lot of interest and a lot of different aspects to it that people want to discuss. And everybody's kind of diving into it. And we all wonder what's going to happen. Is the hobby dying? Is that hobby going to surge? Is it going to die? Is it going to be about the same? I think you safely bet that it could be about the same.

I don't know if it's going to keep growing like it's been growing because you can't grow like that forever. That's sort of exponential growth. But, you know, probably even out. So, you know, but how much does that matter to you and your friends? If you've got a solid group and you're enjoying your time, what else do you need? Right.

I don't know if it's going to keep growing like it's been growing because you can't grow like that forever. That's sort of exponential growth. But, you know, probably even out. So, you know, but how much does that matter to you and your friends? If you've got a solid group and you're enjoying your time, what else do you need? Right.