• Title: Design Patterns of Successful Role-Playing Games
• Author(s) Whitson John Kirk III
• Publisher: Internet Archive, 2013; eBook (Creative Commons Licensed)
• License(s): CC BY-NC-SA 3.0
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• Language: English
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Book Description

In a Role-Playing Games (RPG), users control a character, usually in the game's imaginary universe. This book contains patterns, both good and bad, gleaned from a study of many traditional and cutting-edge role-playing games. Game Summaries of the source materials are also included. The book is provided here in draft form to solicit feedback.

• Good at explaining rules with minimal confusion/vagueness
• Layout conducive to referencing or learning the rules

You know RPGs have something to do with nerds sitting around a table pretending to be elves and rolling funny dice, but the details are a little fuzzy.

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