The Secret Life of Nodes - Part 5: Naturalistic Node Design (Patreon)

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2020-11-04 18:33:20

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2023-02

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The Secret Life of Nodes - Part 5: Naturalistic Node Design

Once I came to see scenes as an emergent property of game play (rather than something that's prepared), I began to realize that scenario prep is almost entirely about designing tools. Or, perhaps more accurately, toys. Running an RPG is about picking up these toys and actively playing with them, just like the players are actively playing their PCs.