It’s a fascinating dichotomy that’s present in all art: the balance of artist intent versus observer interpretation. I love that TTRPGs give us enough room to explore the scale weighted at various points along the beam, giving us many experiences. None of them “better,” just different.

Unbounded games (or open world games if you prefer), meanwhile present a world and rules and then encourage players to run around. This allows them to interpret the themes as they wish, but might mean they deviate heavily through play from the ideas originally built into the game by the designers.

Neat!!!

Hang in there.

Good point. :)

It would be interesting to see Mork Borg get a column on that chart.

Hope to see you there!

I have more fun running TFOS than I do almost any other game. High energy guy, though. I’m always exhausted after.

If you have any questions, please let me know.

I’ll be there, along with Rob Barefoot.

I get that. Switching my brain to my own projects feels impossible sometimes. I like to fixate.

For what it’s worth, years ago, when I was making a webcomic, I asked to cameo your theater and characters in my strip. You were kind and generous.