Episode 37: Meaningless Dialogue and Role Play

Active Topical Banter Show by Scott Wachter

Sep 11, 2017Games & Hobbies

Dialogue in games is a bit like the Jazz music in a few ways, mostly in that Scott is way more interested in it than the kids these days, but also in that improvisation is key but also doesn't matter. The post Episode 37...

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