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\"Austrian<\/a>A place of knowledge, stored in ancient tomes. Or PDFs and links, as it may be. This is a collection of my own thoughts on classical CRPG design as well as links to texts all over the net which I found to be of interest for the same topic.<\/p>\n

Links are ordered by date of addition.<\/p>\n

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Original Texts<\/h3>\n

On Economy<\/a> – about the development of an in-game economy that balances monetary rewards so that they remain relevant the entire game<\/p>\n

On Overland Travel<\/a> – about ways to implement journeys through a fantasy wilderness<\/p>\n

On Cities<\/a>\u00a0– about the creation of quasi-medieval CRPG cities<\/p>\n

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Linked Articles<\/h3>\n

Crafting a Vintage CRPG<\/a>\u00a0– the journal of an amateur designer creating an RPG for the TI99\/4a (!). A lot of technical stuff, but also a lot of thoughts about game\u00a0design. You’ll likely ask yourself the same questions. Besides, with a title like this, how could I not link to it?<\/p>\n

Finalbossblues<\/a> – This site contains\u00a0introductions to numerous CRPG design topics (as well as technical advice for Enterbrain’s RPG Maker and the creation of pixel graphics).<\/p>\n

The World of Alth\u00e9a: Mini game puzzles<\/a> – an entry on puzzle design in CRPGs, together with a few creative examples.<\/p>\n

The Rampant Coyote: Puzzles and RPGs<\/a> – an entry on the types of puzzles one might use. The Coyote has numerous other design postings as well.<\/p>\n

Game Design Essentials: 20 RPGS<\/a> – an overview over the design elements of genre-defining western and japanese RPGs, ten of each.<\/p>\n

Four Layers – A Narrative Design Approach<\/a> – details a method to intertwine game mechanics and storytelling.<\/p>\n

Dungeon Theory<\/a> – an extensive posting on rpgmaker.net about general dungeon design.<\/p>\n

Upgrades and Equipment in RPGs<\/a> – as the title says; there are more postings on general CRPG design on the latest two or three pages of the blog.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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