Dekahedron Fannish Podcast

194: Making a Sandbox Campaign, Part 6 (Healing & Magic Guild)

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Show Notes

I continue my step-by-step series on building a sandbox campaign from scratch. Following the framework of Jeff Rients’ 20 Questions, this sixth installment answers questions 7, 8, and 9 to define where and how players can be healed and look at how magic users interact with the Concilium Arcanum. Promised Links: The 20 Questions: ⁠⁠⁠https://jrients.blogspot.com/2011/04/twenty-quick-questions-for-your.html⁠⁠⁠⁠ Share your thoughts via: 🌐 sayhi.chat/dekahedron 📧 [email protected] 📞📱 562-RPG-CAST (562-774-2278) More information is at ⁠⁠⁠⁠dekahedron.com⁠⁠⁠

00:00 Jingle 00:32 Introduction to Episode #194 01:55 Question #7: Where can we go for magical healing? 09:07 Question #8: Where can we get big healing and cures? 13:29 Question #9: Are there any special magic guilds? 16:48 Outro

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