Listen "Types of D&D Secrets and How to Find Them"
Episode Synopsis
Mike offers a tip for thinking up secrets and clues by considering the types of secrets the characters may discover and how they might discover them.
Types of secrets
Character secrets
NPC secrets
Story secrets
Villainous secrets
Location secrets
Historical secrets
Theological secrets
Ways to discover them
Character background
NPCs (friendly or hostile)
Books, journals, notes, and scolls
Items
Frescos and mosaics
dreams and portents
sentient magic items
Links
Original YouTube video
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Types of secrets
Character secrets
NPC secrets
Story secrets
Villainous secrets
Location secrets
Historical secrets
Theological secrets
Ways to discover them
Character background
NPCs (friendly or hostile)
Books, journals, notes, and scolls
Items
Frescos and mosaics
dreams and portents
sentient magic items
Links
Original YouTube video
Buy Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master
Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter
Support Sly Flourish on Patreon
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