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Writing For Solo Journaling & Epistolary RPGs
The article provides a brief overview and introduction to story-driven RPGs, including AdventureBylmail. It also emphasizes that these are not hard rules but rather tools for creating immersive worlds with consistent themes or characters over time periods in their stories based on the author's work of art as they use them.
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