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Episode 34 - NPCs and Story Mechanics
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- We start off with a riveting conversation about sex sounds at the gym
- Last week for the iTunes contest
- Come check out our chat room
- Random shout-outs and other things
Taco Lounge: NPCs
- Do you appreciate the NPCs that the GM creates?
- Often, players should probably decide which NPCs are relevant
- Allowing player input
The Poll
- How quickly, on average, do you pick up a new game after its release?
- Click Here to vote
Benefits of story-driven mechanics
- Brant doesn't like the term "Indy Games". Despite that, it's really what we are talking about.
- Calling on things that aren't just numbers
- Building a character outside of conventional mechanics
- Collaborative story telling
- Less limiting
- Forward momentum
- Player buy-in
Lesson Learned
- Sara needs to GM a game in order to understand NPCs
- Classic games can learn a lot from "Indy" games
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