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Page 35
... imaginary world of the game . Since the world is imaginary , there is really no limit to what the player's character can do or can become . This progres- sion of the character is the aspect of the game that keeps the play going and the ...
... imaginary world of the game . Since the world is imaginary , there is really no limit to what the player's character can do or can become . This progres- sion of the character is the aspect of the game that keeps the play going and the ...
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... imaginary worlds or countries so elaborately detailed that their readers become half - convinced that they exist . J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle Earth comes immediately to mind , as does Barsoom , Hyperborea , Islandia , Earthsea , Witch ...
... imaginary worlds or countries so elaborately detailed that their readers become half - convinced that they exist . J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle Earth comes immediately to mind , as does Barsoom , Hyperborea , Islandia , Earthsea , Witch ...
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... imaginary character , of course , no real harm is done and the character's actions are not " really " those of the player . I have seen player characters commit rape , pillage , torture and mayhem with exactly this goal in mind . The ...
... imaginary character , of course , no real harm is done and the character's actions are not " really " those of the player . I have seen player characters commit rape , pillage , torture and mayhem with exactly this goal in mind . The ...
Contents
Introduction | 9 |
The Referees World | 37 |
The Reader Takes a Role | 47 |
Copyright | |
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