#167. An Honest Discussion about D&D Safety Tools

Are safety tools important for your D&D game? We discuss the pros and cons of deploying the X-card during a TTRPG, and reflect on the multimedia success of Critical Role, Daggerheart, and what they're planning next!

This Effin GM's video about Safety Tools: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07dLCOgEjqE

Critical Role article from Rolling Stone: https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/rs-gaming/critical-role-dungeons-and-dragons-interview-1235188141/

Email your questions to podcast@ghostfiregaming.com

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Dael: @dailydael

James: @jamesjhaeck

Shawn: @shawnmerwin

Editor:  @ZsDante 

Topics:

00:00 - Intro

01:39 - Game randomizers

09:58 - Critical Role Christmas Album

12:18 - Daggerheart

24:36 - A CR videogame?

31:25 - US tariffs impacting TTRPGs

34:34 - Safety tools at the table

53:52 - Teaching TTRPG designers