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Episode 346: RPGs Without Obvious Combat Mechanics
RPG Design Panelcast
English - April 01, 2023 20:06 - 59 minutes - 29.9 MB - ★★★★ - 23 ratingsGames Leisure Education How To Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Recorded at Metatopia Online 2021
Presented by Moe Poplar, Michael Low, J Gurantz.
Now kids, stop fighting! RPGs are intensely emotionally engaging, deeply moving experiences - and they're fun! Much attention has been paid, recently, to their application in therapy, helping people navigate complex emotional change. This creates a question - how does the violence often built into the system - and setting - of an RPG affect players, and how can we create games where tension, drama, and struggle don't have to be wedded to destruction?