Join Jordan, Meghan, and Gaurav as they discuss different aspects of running and playing tabletop RPGs, and offer up some ideas and suggestions for you to bring to your games. On this episode, they are joined by special guest James D’Amato to discuss his upcoming book and how you can use personal play techniques to improve your character!

**SHOW NOTES**

* **Question of the SODE:**
* [https://www.reddit.com/r/rpg/comments/8u7hbi/as_a_player_how_do_you_balance_playing_your/?__twitter_impression=true](https://www.reddit.com/r/rpg/comments/8u7hbi/as_a_player_how_do_you_balance_playing_your/?__twitter_impression=true)

* One Shot Podcast Network: [http://oneshotpodcast.com/](http://oneshotpodcast.com/)

**The Ultimate RPG Character Backstory Guide Pre-Order links:**

* Barnes & Noble: [https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-ultimate-rpg-character-backstory-guide-james-damato/1128515582](https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-ultimate-rpg-character-backstory-guide-james-damato/1128515582)

* Amazon: [https://www.amazon.com/Ultimate-RPG-Character-Backstory-Guide/dp/1507208375](https://www.amazon.com/Ultimate-RPG-Character-Backstory-Guide/dp/1507208375)