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Episode 43: How Campaign Length Changes How You Plan
Ep. 43
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We talk a lot about long-term campaigns and one-shots, but we seldom talk about the middle ground! We (try) to get into it this episode, but quickly get sidetracked in realising that we ought to deep-dive into specific campaign lengths.
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