This week, Sam talks with Ryan Khan about Whispers, a player resource from The Wildsea by Felix Isaacs, but really about a whole bunch of mechanics from The Wildsea. Some topics discussed include:
Setting as game design, and open ended lore
Open ended prompts
Twists vs Devil’s Bargains
Player agency
Long skill lists: pros and cons
Games mentioned:
You can find Ryan Khan on Twitter @theOneTrueK and on itch.io at the-one-true-ryan-khan.itch.io
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You can find The Wildsea at thewildsea.co.uk
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07/06/23 • 32 min
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