[This is an occasional series that is ostensibly about the craft of writing but is in fact a very unsubtle excuse to talk about how much I love tabletop roleplaying games.] I ran a short Dungeon World game this weekend and it was glorious. Dungeon World is kind of like Dungeons & Dragons except it uses a really different set of base rules and belongs to a lineage of games collectively referred to as Powered by the Apocalypse. It’s less combat focused and more about storytelling, roleplaying, and character relationships and motivations. This last bit is important because the thing I really love about this system is how it centers what drives a character to make choices and how connections to the people around them influence those choices.
The Writing Game: How to Front
The Writing Game: How to Front
The Writing Game: How to Front
[This is an occasional series that is ostensibly about the craft of writing but is in fact a very unsubtle excuse to talk about how much I love tabletop roleplaying games.] I ran a short Dungeon World game this weekend and it was glorious. Dungeon World is kind of like Dungeons & Dragons except it uses a really different set of base rules and belongs to a lineage of games collectively referred to as Powered by the Apocalypse. It’s less combat focused and more about storytelling, roleplaying, and character relationships and motivations. This last bit is important because the thing I really love about this system is how it centers what drives a character to make choices and how connections to the people around them influence those choices.