Episode 50: James D’Amato

Dice in Mind

We are very pleased this week to bring you our conversation with James D'Amato, prolific author of RPG guides and the host of the One Shot Podcast. As you will hear, James shared much more than his thoughts about roleplaying games and his upcoming NEW book. Along the way, we talked about the importance of how our decisions in real life have to fit...and the joy that can result when the mechanics of a game promotes gameplay. So, sit yourself down and take a listen to this wide-ranging and thoughtful interview!

Please also out James' creative oeuvre:

The Ultimate RPG Character Backstory Guide (NEW!)
The Ultimate RPG Guide Series (all of his books)
One Shot Podcast Network

James D’Amato is the author of The Ultimate RPG Series, cofounder of the One Shot Podcast Network, and host of the One Shot and Campaign: Skyjacks podcasts. He trained at Second City and iO in Chicago in the art of improvisational comedy. He now uses that education to introduce new people to role-playing, and incorporates improvisational storytelling techniques to create compelling and entertaining stories for RPG campaigns and one-shot adventures.

Welcome to Dice in Mind, a weekly podcast in which we explore the meaning of life through the lens of RPGs! In each episode, we will consider everyday stuff like science, religion, philosophy, and economics…through the lens of a specific roleplaying game and its dice mechanic.

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Music by Kevin McCloud courtesy of Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0 license (https://www.youtube.com/c/kmmusic/featured).