Emphasizing Setting vs Mechanics? - S01E003
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Explore ROOM - Unhappy Oyster ROOM
TTRPG Tip
Boa Nepotee - One Shot’s Tavern Discord
When you want to share something, you emphasis whats unique about the experience. Even as a rules lite, unless your system is showcasing an outlandish feature, it's information obtained by the curious.
Episode Topic - Why I’m publishing a TTRPG Zine
What I love about the mechanics
What I love about the setting
In the end I liked the advice I was given to focus on the thing that was most unique. And I wonder, even if the Explore Rooms uber rules-light was the most unique thing in the world, wouldn’t the setting still have a bit of an edge?
Mechanics guide us in and get us moving when stuck
So I’m focusing on the setting. Let’s go to Roomino!
So focus on what’s unique in your creations!
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