Nano RPG - Epic

Check out my Substack to see my other nano RPGs and designer's note on them.

"I wanted to recreate a hero’s journey type game guided by probabilities. What ended up emerging from it, however, is how thin the line is between epic and tragedy. Both works with biased odds (toward victory or failure). They also need to maintain uncertainties, because you shouldn't release the tension too early (setting Antigone apart… for a future nano Rpg maybe). So, it should be possible for it to shift to the other side of the spectrum until the last minute.

The process of the previous two entries was a refinement, from a clear intent toward the most synthetic version. This one, however, was more a series of discoveries, eureka moments, instead of the internalization of somebody else finding. That’s why we make games, it’s a compelling form of learning that gives a goal to a thinking process."