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<blockquote data-quote="jgsugden" data-source="post: 8552936" data-attributes="member: 2629">That is a nice job, and a lot of work, but I think of Session 0 as something entirely different.&nbsp; While there is a lore dump, it is only a short part of the session.&nbsp; Instead, session 0 has a strong element of 'player boundary' discussion.&nbsp; For example, I subtly find out if they want a story that is closer to Game of Thrones or closer to Lord of the Rings.&nbsp; I try to gauge how they'd respond to having their PCs subject to Dominate Person.&nbsp; I figure out whether this is a game in which horrible things take place in the presence of the PCs, or 'off screen'.&nbsp; I check into whether they want a world of right and wrong, or a world where everyone things they are heroes.&nbsp; It also establishes player expectations: Avoiding last minute flaking, appropriate technology use at the game table, frequency of sessions, how to treat other players, etc...After all of that, we talk about characters and start a process of character building and backstory fashioning.For me, these are almost always one on one sessions.[URL unfurl=&quot;true&quot;]https://levelupcorner.com/dd-session-0-the-ultimate-guide-to-starting-better-campaigns[/URL]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="jgsugden, post: 8552936, member: 2629"] That is a nice job, and a lot of work, but I think of Session 0 as something entirely different. While there is a lore dump, it is only a short part of the session. Instead, session 0 has a strong element of 'player boundary' discussion. For example, I subtly find out if they want a story that is closer to Game of Thrones or closer to Lord of the Rings. I try to gauge how they'd respond to having their PCs subject to Dominate Person. I figure out whether this is a game in which horrible things take place in the presence of the PCs, or 'off screen'. I check into whether they want a world of right and wrong, or a world where everyone things they are heroes. It also establishes player expectations: Avoiding last minute flaking, appropriate technology use at the game table, frequency of sessions, how to treat other players, etc... After all of that, we talk about characters and start a process of character building and backstory fashioning. For me, these are almost always one on one sessions. [URL unfurl="true"]https://levelupcorner.com/dd-session-0-the-ultimate-guide-to-starting-better-campaigns[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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