What Makes a Good RPG Mechanic?
Sometimes it’s easier to work out why a game mechanic doesn’t work than create one that does. When it comes to role-playing, are there fundamental principles that can we can use to evaluate game mechanics? Well, that’s what we’re here to talk about! Hi! I'm Matt and this is The Tomb of Lime Gaming, a channel about TTRPGs, role-play and game design philosophy. Join me as I write my first RPG! Twitch: twitch.tv/thetomboflime 00:00 INTRODUCTION 01:39 HAMMER TIME 04:50 ARBITRARY 08:21 TRANSLATION 11:00 PILLARS
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