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Types of mechanics?
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December 30, 2003, 02:56:16 PM »
What different types of mechanics can a game system have?
Immediately, I can think of:
Task-resoloution
Metagame-quality management
Resource management
Character creation
In-game creation:Items, spells, etc etc
Narrative Structure
Personality-tracking
Others I could be informed about?
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Re: Types of mechanics?
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December 30, 2003, 08:46:52 PM »
It seems to me that you've missed credibility distribution, character improvement, and rewards, right off the top of my head; I list those and a few others in
http://www.indie-rpgs.com/articles/23/
">Applied Theory
, I just can't think of them right now.
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