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The CRPG Book Project - Expanded Edition

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Nothing recedes into the vanishing point of time’s rear-view faster than the truth.

“More people are willing to do the same repetitive activity over and over again for the sake of getting a red polkadotted item to replace the green striped one, than are willing to engage in a broader range of activity.”
― Raph Koster, Postmortems: Selected Essays Volume One

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“the things that drive community are: shared interest to get everyone in the same place; limited resources that you need to cooperate over so everyone gets enough; and an enemy you have to fight to keep out”
― Raph Koster, Postmortems: Selected Essays Volume One

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“having a varied, evolving setting (even though it only evolves in that “middle layer” of NPCs/creatures/economy) encourages roleplay, encourages exploration, encourages alternate styles of achievement,”
― Raph Koster, Postmortems: Selected Essays Volume One

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“The illusion of reality lies not in the machinery itself, but in in the users’ willingness to treat the manifestations of their imaginings as if they were real.”
― Raph Koster, Postmortems: Selected Essays Volume One

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