[Critique] Doing a Cool Move, by Sam Sorensen

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Doing a Cool Move by Sam Sorensen

Narrated by Sam Sorensen

Edited by Scott Goodwin

Episode Links:

• ty - itchi.io
• The Beauty of Games by Frank Lantz
• The Invisible Rules of Role-Playing: The Social Framework of Role-Playing Process by Markus Montola
• Playing at the World
• Shared Fantasy: Role Playing Games as Social Worlds by Gary Alan Fine
• Sam Sorensen: Which Rules Elide?
• Sam Sorensen: In Praise of Legwork
• Rolltop Indige: Five Elements of Commercial Appeal in RPG Design
• Collabs Without Permission: Art, Agency, Alienation - Essays on Severance, Stanly and Root: The RPG
• Giant in the Playground Forum: Truly Complete list of 3.5e Base Classes