Around the Hearth

Ian, José, and special guest Elle discuss the inner worlds of our characters and of ourselves! How do we as players express interiority and why would we want to, anyways. Along the way, there are guilty confessions, moments of uncertainty, and unexpected plot twists.

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0:02:16 - Pick Your Poison
0:16:05 - What is Interiority?
0:25:50 - Why do it?
0:28:01 - Plot twists & interiority
0:33:20 - José’s guilty confession
0:38:05 - Can opaqueness be good?
0:54:52 - How to show interiority 
1:07:21 - Encouraging it in other players
1:18:00 - Pearl of Wisdom
1:21:01 - Outro