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Complete Kobold Guide to Game Design (2nd Edition)

By: Kobold Press

Type: Softcover

Product Line: Fantasy Supplements & Game Design Handbooks (Kobold Press)

MSRP old price: $19.99


Product Info

Title
Complete Kobold Guide to Game Design (2nd Edition)
Publisher
Author
Keith Baker, Ray Vallese, Rob Heinsoo
Publish Year
2019
Pages
252
Dimensions
6x9x1"
NKG Part #
2147793769
MFG. Part #
PZOKOBGGD2
Type
Softcover

Description

The first edition of the Complete Kobold Guide to Game Design laid out concepts, techniques and advice for designing roleplaying games and enhancing adventures. This second edition brings together essays from the original volume, many updated to reflect the changing game design landscape, as well as new essays by veteran designers Jeff Grubb (Dragonlance, Forgotten Realms, Guild Wars, Kelly Pawlik (Midgaurd Sagas, Empire of the Ghouls, Amber Scott (Dungeons & Dragons, Eberron), and Ray Vallese (The Kobold Guide to Magic).

Between these covers, you’ll find practical, though-provoking essays on world building, creating magic systems, conflict, and compelling stories, what to expect when you work as a design professional, and much more. Conceptual chapters examine what game design is and how good design can create the best games. Concrete examples provide models to help you create well-rounded designs and exciting adventures.

In his essay, “Seize the Hook,” designer Rob Heinsoo says, “Design a game you want to play but can’t because no one else had designed it yet.” The Complete Kobold Guide to Game Design, Second Edition will help you do that, and your games and campaigns will never be the same.