070 - What is an RPG?
Jul 04, 2023•21 min•Season 1Ep. 70
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Episode description
Joe talks with James and Jason and together they try to determine what exactly defines an RPG. This is what they came up with:
- No winning/losing condition
- Open world/freedom of movement
- Open decisions
- A unique character to be played
- Motivations are internal
- Adjudication method (usually GM)
- Character Change
- A world that changes in response to the characters
Jason is the host of The Nerds RPG Variety Cast: https://nerdsrpgvarietycast.carrd.co/
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Cover art logo by DesignKat. Music by Kevin MacLeod.
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