They’re usually shitty sound bites with no variation. The good ones have diversity

If I can deepen the fiction at this stage, it will help me immensely when making decisions about gameplay going forward. Right now, I’m trying to figure out exactly how time/space gates work in the fiction, so I can be clear on the “clock” mechanic. Any other designers have thoughts on this?

Thematically consistent games have a deep relationship between mechanics and world building, one that feeds into the other. Having done a first round of thematic and game play planning, I’m going back now to try and tease out the details of the world building in each stage of these loops.

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I'm being mentored by the wonderful @breathingstories.bsky.social as part of the ARC Mentorship for Australian indie ttrpgs for 2025.