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"This work explores tabletop role-playing game (TRPG) as a genre separate from computer role-playing games. The relationship of TRPGs to other games is examined, as well as the influence of Dungeons & Dragons as a tabletop module, a computer game, and a novel. The text also explores wider cultural influences that surround tabletop gamers"--Provided by publisher.
Is The creation of narrative in tabletop role-playing games appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 13 and up.
This is an academic text analyzing tabletop role-playing games as a narrative medium. No content concerns; accessible to mature readers interested in game theory or literary analysis.
What to know going in
This book has no graphic violence, no sexual content, and clean language.
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Who'll love this
Teens who play D&D or other tabletop RPGs would find this fascinating for understanding how their games create stories.