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 (heybenjamingray.com) from Roleplay Recon (linktr.ee/roleplayretcon) 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 (burnafterrunningrpg.com/2021/01/10/you-dont-no…)' by GuyEatsFood, Burn After Running: RPG One-Shots (Jan 2021)
• 'Blind/Visually Impaired Characters (devenrue.com/blogs/news/blind-visually-impaire…)' by Deven Rue
• 'D&D’s virtual tabletop is off to a slow start, but designers say that’s very much the point (polygon.com/23734332/dnd-dungeons-dragons-vtt-…)' by Charlie Hall, Polygon (May 2023)

Additional mentions:
• Swift Saga Role-Playing Game (thegamecrafter.com/games/swift-saga-role-playi…)

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