Uploaded August 2025 | Updated September 2026, 13 hours ago
Can you use cutaways in your games to enhance your D&D campaigns?
Chapters:
0:00:00 - Intro
0:06:19 - Cutting Away to Other Player Characters
0:09:34 - Ramp Up the Tension With a Ticking Clock
0:17:47 - Foreshadowing the Villain
0:24:35 - Get Into the Minds of NPCs
0:29:33 - Pulling Back the Curtain Without Pulling Back the Curtain
0:35:02 - Keeping Forgotten Storylines in Play
0:40:44 - Using Cutaways to Show the Impact on the Wider World
0:44:32 - Cutaways Can Be Confusing Without Context
0:48:46 - Cutting Away Could Undercut Future Twists
0:52:53 - Cutaways Make Otherwise Random Events Seem Structured
0:54:47 - Do You Trust Your Players Not to Metagame?
0:58:24 - The Post-Credit Scene
1:00:29 - Outro
Recommended Reading:
Matt Colville: Introducing A New Character, Campaign Diary 04: youtube.com/watch?v=_MZ6NKDsjhg
The Big Bad in the Shadows: youtube.com/watch?v=NSE5dSxVP6g
How are Adventurers Perceived? youtube.com/watch?v=DjwQmPRdiVw
Matt Colville: Catastrophic Failure | Running the Game: youtube.com/watch?v=8Q8bV
The Many Types of Metagaming: youtube.com/watch?v=drjCzU24gks
Music from Epidemic Sound
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Can you use cutaways in your games to enhance your D&D campaigns?
Chapters:
0:00:00 - Intro
0:06:19 - Cutting Away to Other Player Characters
0:09:34 - Ramp Up the Tension With a Ticking Clock
0:17:47 - Foreshadowing the Villain
0:24:35 - Get Into the Minds of NPCs
0:29:33 - Pulling Back the Curtain Without Pulling Back the Curtain
0:35:02 - Keeping Forgotten Storylines in Play
0:40:44 - Using Cutaways to Show the Impact on the Wider World
0:44:32 - Cutaways Can Be Confusing Without Context
0:48:46 - Cutting Away Could Undercut Future Twists
0:52:53 - Cutaways Make Otherwise Random Events Seem Structured
0:54:47 - Do You Trust Your Players Not to Metagame?
0:58:24 - The Post-Credit Scene
1:00:29 - Outro
Recommended Reading:
Matt Colville: Introducing A New Character, Campaign Diary 04: youtube.com/watch?v=_MZ6NKDsjhg
The Big Bad in the Shadows: youtube.com/watch?v=NSE5dSxVP6g
How are Adventurers Perceived? youtube.com/watch?v=DjwQmPRdiVw
Matt Colville: Catastrophic Failure | Running the Game: youtube.com/watch?v=8Q8bV
The Many Types of Metagaming: youtube.com/watch?v=drjCzU24gks
Music from Epidemic Sound
#dnd #dungeonsanddragons #ttrpg #rpg #wizardsofthecoast
Join this channel to get access to perks: youtube.com/channel/UCMDXcgoyTb1EsvuymqDgRuQ/join
PATREON: patreon.com/supergeekmike
DISCORD: discord.gg/adJ3whS3NY
TWITCH: twitch.tv/supergeekmike
NEWSLETTER: supergeekmike.com/newsletter
VIDEO ESSAYS: youtube.com/@TheSupergeekAcademy
____________________________________
BABY WISHLIST: my.babylist.com/lcwishlist
WEBSITE/BLOG: supergeekmike.com
WISHLIST FOR GAMING PC: throne.me/supergeekmike/wishlist
KOFI: ko-fi.com/supergeekmike
Address for Packages:
Mike Christensen
100 W. High St., #1326
Moorpark, CA 93021
- PLEASE don't address things to "SupergeekMike"; I need to show I.D. when I pick up packages, and that isn't the name on my driver's license
Address for Letters:
Mike Christensen
P.O. Box 1326
Moorpark, CA 93020
BLUESKY: https://bsky.app/profile/supergeekmike.bsky.social
INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/supergeekmike
TIKTOK: tiktok.com/@supergeekmike
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More Links: supergeekmike.com/links
