In this episode, we have a genuine argument about whether Dumbledore is actually gay. Because if a character's secret isn't revealed, was it ever true? Or is it a kind of quantum secret? But I promise this is still about TTRPGs.

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1. Dogs in the Vineyard https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dogs_in_the_Vineyard

2. Playing to life https://www.nordiclarp.org/2018/02/21/play-lift-not-just-lose/

3. Alien TTRPG https://freeleaguepublishing.com/games/alien/

4. Dumbledore is gay announcement https://www.reuters.com/article/world/us/jk-rowling-says-dumbledore-is-gay-idUSN20520040/

What do you do when a player misses a session? We talk session zero, love letters from Apocalypse World, and how Blades in the Dark solves RPG scheduling by rethinking the adventuring party.

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1. Love Letters PbtA https://community.openlegendrpg.com/t/gm-tech-love-letters-informing-absent-players/1921

2. Old School Essentials https://oldschoolessentials.necroticgnome.com/srd/index.php/Main_Page

3. Blades in the Dark https://bladesinthedark.com/greetings-scoundrel

4. Band of Blades https://evilhat.com/product/band-of-blades/

5. Stonetop https://plusoneexp.com/collections/stonetop

Rory Story Cubes are more than random tables — they’re RPG tools for asking better questions, building character backstory, and creating shared fiction in session zero. This episode is about better GM prep, better DM tools, and how fiction-first prompts can make your D&D and TTRPG games stronger.

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1. Rory Story Cubes https://www.storycubes.com/en/

2. Blades in the Dark https://bladesinthedark.com/greetings-scoundrel

3. John Harper’s article about The Line https://mightyatom.blogspot.com/2010/10/apocalypse-world-crossing-line.html?m=1

4. Dixit https://www.libellud.com/en/our-games/dixit/

5. The digital tools episode https://youtu.be/3FlPfMzNX60

6. Monster of the Week https://evilhat.com/product/monster-of-the-week/

7. Mothership https://www.tuesdayknightgames.com/pages/mothership-rpg

8. Tim Denee's blog post about low gear and high gear mechanics https://blog.olddog.games/posts/gears-of-system-gears-of-lore

9. Decaying Orbit https://storybrewersroleplaying.com/decaying-orbit/?v=8bcc25c96aa5