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TableTalk: Discussion & Discourse

TableTalk: Discussion & Discourse

New Players Don't Make Characters? & Railroading Good? | Ep. 258 | TableTalk: Discussion & Discourse

Aug 24, 2026 · 2 hr 25 min · 18 segments

Join Alejo (Greydawn95) and Boo (PrinceBoo21) as they discuss new players making characters or using pre-gens and if railroading is a good thing. Originally streamed August 8th, 2026 and available…

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Join Alejo (Greydawn95) and Boo (PrinceBoo21) as they discuss new players making characters or using pre-gens and if railroading is a good thing. Originally streamed August 8th, 2026 and available…

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Speakers: AlejoHostBooHost

Top entities: Dungeons & Dragons×24 D&D Beyond×6 Palworld×5 YouTube×5 Fables×4

Show signals: SuitabilityLimitedBiasNot politicalAudience≈783 followers

The Wolf Among Us and Adaptations0:48 – 5:20

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AlejoHost

0:48

What I have been doing today has been going through on my own for the first time, though I have seen the whole game, um, A Wolf Among Us because-

B

BooHost

1:06

Oh, okay

A

AlejoHost

1:07

... that universe is, like, fucking sick to me.

A

AlejoHost

1:10

I really love-

B

BooHost

1:10

Mm-hmm

A

AlejoHost

1:11

... um, uh, stories that are taken in a different direction, um-

B

BooHost

1:19

Mm-hmm

A

AlejoHost

1:20

... or just like, you know, uh, just something different is done with those kinds of characters.

A

AlejoHost

1:27

Um-

B

BooHost

1:29

Yeah

A

AlejoHost

1:29

... and-

B

BooHost

1:29

Different uses for those classical fairy book tale, tales.

A

AlejoHost

1:32

It, yeah, exactly.

A

AlejoHost

1:33

That, like, it's that kinda stuff-

B

BooHost

1:35

[laughs]

A

AlejoHost

1:35

... like the fucking, [laughs] the...

A

AlejoHost

1:38

Hell, like, um, Lucifer the TV show, when I was watching that-

B

BooHost

1:43

Mm-hmm

A

AlejoHost

1:43

... it's the same kind of thing.

A

AlejoHost

1:44

It's like, oh, I wanna watch something that's like taking all this stuff that I know and, like, is going in a different direction.

A

AlejoHost

1:53

Um-

B

BooHost

1:53

Mm-hmm

A

AlejoHost

1:54

... it's just, it's just nice, you know? Um-

B

BooHost

1:57

Yeah

A

AlejoHost

1:57

... and I'm...

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The Wolf Among Us and Adaptations0:48 – 5:20

A

AlejoHost

0:48

What I have been doing today has been going through on my own for the first time, though I have seen the whole game, um, A Wolf Among Us because-

B

BooHost

1:06

Oh, okay

A

AlejoHost

1:07

... that universe is, like, fucking sick to me.

A

AlejoHost

1:10

I really love-

B

BooHost

1:10

Mm-hmm

A

AlejoHost

1:11

... um, uh, stories that are taken in a different direction, um-

B

BooHost

1:19

Mm-hmm

A

AlejoHost

1:20

... or just like, you know, uh, just something different is done with those kinds of characters.

A

AlejoHost

1:27

Um-

B

BooHost

1:29

Yeah

A

AlejoHost

1:29

... and-

B

BooHost

1:29

Different uses for those classical fairy book tale, tales.

A

AlejoHost

1:32

It, yeah, exactly.

A

AlejoHost

1:33

That, like, it's that kinda stuff-

B

BooHost

1:35

[laughs]

A

AlejoHost

1:35

... like the fucking, [laughs] the...

A

AlejoHost

1:38

Hell, like, um, Lucifer the TV show, when I was watching that-

B

BooHost

1:43

Mm-hmm

A

AlejoHost

1:43

... it's the same kind of thing.

A

AlejoHost

1:44

It's like, oh, I wanna watch something that's like taking all this stuff that I know and, like, is going in a different direction.

A

AlejoHost

1:53

Um-

B

BooHost

1:53

Mm-hmm

A

AlejoHost

1:54

... it's just, it's just nice, you know? Um-

B

BooHost

1:57

Yeah

A

AlejoHost

1:57

... and I'm...

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