Bonus: Eye sight isn't always 20/20: Perception Checks and how we could improve them!
Show notes
This week, Fiona is joined by guest cohost Benjamin Gray from Roleplay Recon to talk about how the Perception Check, the go to information gathering move in D&D and other TTRPGs, isn't all it's cracked up to be!
They discuss their thoughts on ways such sight based checks could be improved, thanks to 3 articles which focus on making both D&D more accessible and manageable, and how to portray blind and partially sighted characters sensitively.
Articles discussed:
- '“You Don’t Notice Anything.” – Why Perception is Rubbish, and How To Make It Better' by GuyEatsFood, Burn After Running: RPG One-Shots (Jan 2021)
- 'Blind/Visually Impaired Characters' by Deven Rue
- 'D&D’s virtual tabletop is off to a slow start, but designers say that’s very much the point' by Charlie Hall, Polygon (May 2023)
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