Tim and Joel look at the way systemic games allow players to create stories. After a brief digression into the mechanics of character creation, we look once again at Dwarf Fortress, and its unique ability to generate story through its systems.   Games mentioned:   <ul style= "margin-left: .375in; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;" type="disc"> <li lang="en-US" style= "margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; vertical-align: middle;" xml:lang="en-US">The Witcher 3</li> <li lang="en-US" style= "margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; vertical-align: middle;" xml:lang="en-US">Mass Effect</li> <li lang="en-US" style= "margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; vertical-align: middle;" xml:lang="en-US">ADOM: Ancient Domains of Mystery</li> <li lang="en-US" style= "margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; vertical-align: middle;" xml:lang="en-US">Disco Elysium</li> <li lang="en-US" style= "margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; vertical-align: middle;" xml:lang="en-US">Dwarf Fortress</li> <li lang="en-US" style= "margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; vertical-align: middle;" xml:lang="en-US">Rimworld</li> </ul>

Part Two: Giving Players Authorship in Systemic Games

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