What if Tolkien had been the Lead World Designer at Blizzard? O.o
I sorta see where you're coming from, but I just don't understand why you couldn't have a cohesive world AND fun/balanced mechanics and gameplay....
I have to disagree with the second part here. In a videogame, it is most certainly NOT okay to just drop in absurd races without realistic lore....
Okay, we have a situation here where I'd have to VEHEMENTLY disagree. If you compare ALL of videogaming to just the Fantasy and Sci-fi genres,...
I was a little confused by your post, then I saw what time it was written and realized you were trying to write it at 4:32 AM. So, with thaty...
I'm pretty good at world-building and system designs. Its kinda my forte. I'm quite a bit weaker in characterization and plot development, but I...
Some very valid points! I hadn’t considered about how if too much is hidden, it might end up feeling a lot like System 1 anyway. I guess the trick...
Am I the only one who read Kilobyte by Piers Anthony when I was a kid? That one was published in '93, and has all the hallmarks of what we define...
I'd be game. I think a role playing game with a bunch of authors as players/gm is BOUND to be a hoot, regardless of system or world. Roll20 has a...
This. Very much this. You're post made me realize one of my pet peeves with the genre. GameLIT (and especially LitRPG) are unique in the fantasy...
So now, we've identified some legitimate problems with the way skills systems have been implemented in other stories. Here are my thoughts on...
I apologize in advance for the length I know that this post is going to be, but this is a topic I've been pouring a lot of brainpower into...
Hi everyone, I'm Trevor Smith. I've been an avid gamer and reader for years, but only recently became aware of the LitRPG genre. Ever since I got...
