Show Notes
On today's episode of Threat Dice, Kylen discusses the CRUNCH of tabletop RPGs. What it means as a term, what it means for our games, and what its opposing force--the "fluff"--does to contextualize it.
Can narrative and simulationist games exist in harmony?
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Today's quote is from Abbadon's Gate, by James S.A. Corey.
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