July 26, 2026

ABOUT THIS EPISODE

We're exploring language in TTRPGs. Why D&D uses Common, what breaks when characters can’t understand each other, and how weird ideas like “gibberish” handouts or translation puzzles could make your game more fun (or completely unbearable).

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1. Dialect https://thornygames.com/pages/dialect

2. Signs https://thornygames.com/pages/sign

3. Xenolanguage https://thornygames.com/pages/xenolanguage-a-game-about-alien-language-and-human-memory

4. OG: Unearthed https://www.indiepressrevolution.com/xcart/Og-Unearthed-Edition-PDF.html

5. Decaying Orbit https://storybrewersroleplaying.com/decaying-orbit/?v=8bcc25c96aa5

6. Alice Is Missing https://www.huntersentertainment.com/alice-is-missing

7. The Wildsea https://www.myth.works/collections/the-wildsea-homepage

8. His Dark Materials books https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/His_Dark_Materials

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