Blog & News

This is a blog and news archive for the activities and musing of Role Play Experience, curated by me, Director of #RPX, Ian Zammit. Here's where you'll be able to read news regarding tabletop role-playing games, reflections on my own workshops and stories created with the amazing teams of people I get to work with, and my thoughts on how role-play and performance skills link to the human experience.

Creative influences: Fighting Fantasy
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Creative influences: Fighting Fantasy

Over time, the most interesting Fighting Fantasy books for me were no longer the ones about getting the most magical items in the right order to “win” the adventure. I became much more interested in the side stories and amazing array of characters met along the way, and if the pulling together of a story lead to a satisfying conclusion fo the narrative. I started to understand the adage, “It is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that matters, in the end.”

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