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Encounter Theory: The Adventure Design Workbook
Write or publish better adventures!
Ben Riggs has read and reviewed hundreds of adventures for Geek & Sundry and the Plot Points podcast. In Encounter Theory he channels that accumulated wisdom into tools you can use to make your adventures better. He has invented a theory of adventure design to cut away unhelpful ideas and created 14 playplans, tools which will apply the theory to help you write better adventures for home or publication.
Life is too short for bad adventures!
Make better fantasy, horror, and investigative adventures today! Encounter Theory includes:
A manifesto on Ben’s ideas on adventure design, Encounter Theory
14 playplans that distill Encounter Theory into something you can use at the table, or to publish better adventures
A 5E compatible adventure, “The Mysterious Death of Lord Alfred”
https://www.dmsguild.com/product/2787...
Commentary on the adventure, explaining how I deployed Encounter Theory to create the adventure
Ben Riggs has read and reviewed hundreds of adventures for Geek & Sundry and the Plot Points podcast. In Encounter Theory he channels that accumulated wisdom into tools you can use to make your adventures better. He has invented a theory of adventure design to cut away unhelpful ideas and created 14 playplans, tools which will apply the theory to help you write better adventures for home or publication.
Life is too short for bad adventures!
Make better fantasy, horror, and investigative adventures today! Encounter Theory includes:
A manifesto on Ben’s ideas on adventure design, Encounter Theory
14 playplans that distill Encounter Theory into something you can use at the table, or to publish better adventures
A 5E compatible adventure, “The Mysterious Death of Lord Alfred”
https://www.dmsguild.com/product/2787...
Commentary on the adventure, explaining how I deployed Encounter Theory to create the adventure
145 pages, ebook
Published June 3, 2019
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About the author
Ben Riggs
7 books77 followersBEN RIGGS's writing has appeared in gaming periodicals, books, and blogs. His podcast, Plot Points, is now entering its sixth year. His work has appeared in The Unspeakable Oath, the nation’s premier horror gaming magazine, and on NPR's To The Best of Our Knowledge. His articles on Geek & Sundry are frequently among the most-read and most- shared work on the site. He lives and teaches in Milwaukee, Wisconsin with his son and dear wife Tara.
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