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RPG Conversations and Metaphor

Posted by Runeslinger on March 29, 2025 · Leave a Comment

The role of word, gesture, and tone in the exchange of information is the essential ingredient in any RPG – even the very limited ones in choose your own adventure books and computer-based versions. Take it away and the RPG can no more happen than a game of Crazy Eights can take place without cards.

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