Hey gamer friends,

There's a new blog post up at the PlayArchitect Games Blog. Check it out:

The Grind

Players want to make awesome characters and do fun stuff.

That’s the motivation behind almost any tabletop roleplaying or progression-based gamer. Give me a method to generate my representation in the world, give me the path to improvement, and tell me where to start swinging.

I was unsurprisingly inspired by Dungeons & Dragons' system of progression at first: periodic core stat upgrades and interesting “perks” or “feats” that players can choose to add on at certain intervals. Unlike D&D, I needed a way for the player to “buy” their next new toy...

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To future worlds,

Matt Ventre

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