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RPG Design Zine
This guide uses text pulled directly out of your personal game collection to provide detailed step- by-step instructions for designing roleplaying games. It highlights various design concepts, such as making choices and reasons behind those decisions in creating a balanced gaming experience with balance between the different elements that make up it!
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