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Narramblings #9: RPG adventures with story stack

Adapting a narrative design framework to the needs of TTRPGs

Mar 10
Chart illustrating the story stack.
Chart illustrating the story stack.
Mar 10
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Narramblings #8: Vive la révolution!

Oppression, resistance, and revolution in game stories.

Dec 23, 2024
A scene from 1000xResist
A scene from 1000xResist
Dec 23, 2024

Don’t call it AI art

Art is fundamentally human.

Dec 11, 2024
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Don’t call it AI art
Don’t call it AI art
Dec 11, 2024
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Narramblings #7: No place to hide

What does stealth mean for player agency?

Sep 6, 2024
Narramblings #7: No place to hide
Narramblings #7: No place to hide
Sep 6, 2024
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Narramblings #6: Careful, (anti)fragile!

How bite-sized stories create powerful narratives

May 7, 2024
Narramblings #6: Careful, (anti)fragile!
Narramblings #6: Careful, (anti)fragile!
May 7, 2024
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Narramblings #5: Food for thought

Taking food in games beyond health regen. Bon appétit!

Jan 18, 2024
Narramblings #5: Food for thought
Narramblings #5: Food for thought
Jan 18, 2024
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Narramblings #4: Time’s up!

How Disco Elysium and Pentiment use the flow of time as a narrative mechanism?

Oct 21, 2023
Disco Elysium cover art with Kim and Harry.
Disco Elysium cover art with Kim and Harry.
Oct 21, 2023
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Narramblings #3: What’s the urgency?

Turns out the time limit in an open world was a narrative jackpot.

Jul 21, 2023
Narramblings #3: What’s the urgency?
Narramblings #3: What’s the urgency?
Jul 21, 2023
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Narramblings #2: levity in the time of cordyceps

I never thought ‘games I loved and never want to play again’ was a category. Not until I played The Last of Us Part II.

Mar 20, 2023
Ellie playing guitar.
Ellie playing guitar.
Mar 20, 2023
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Narramblings #1: Game (not quite) Over

For obvious reasons, from the narrative perspective it’s hard to make sense of the player character’s death in-game.

Jan 11, 2023
Deathloop promo image with the game’s characters and title.
Deathloop promo image with the game’s characters and title.
Jan 11, 2023
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