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The Monomyth Thread
I was part of a really good thread last night with @kazumiochin and @udernation. We talked about comfort in strategic decisions and the monomyth and PbtA agendas and more. Here, I summarize that thread, do some reckless opining, and present a game that synthesizes what I got out of it.
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