{"id":1506,"date":"2017-12-19T01:18:27","date_gmt":"2017-12-19T06:18:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/slangdesign.com\/rppr\/?p=1506"},"modified":"2017-12-19T01:18:27","modified_gmt":"2017-12-19T06:18:27","slug":"rppr-episode-149-labyrinths-and-mazes-linear-and-nonlinear-scenario-design","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/slangdesign.com\/rppr\/2017\/12\/podcast-episode\/rppr-episode-149-labyrinths-and-mazes-linear-and-nonlinear-scenario-design\/","title":{"rendered":"RPPR Episode 149: Labyrinths and Mazes &#8211; Linear and Nonlinear Scenario Design"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/slangdesign.com\/rppr\/wp-content\/uploads\/labyrinth.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1507\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/slangdesign.com\/rppr\/2017\/12\/podcast-episode\/rppr-episode-149-labyrinths-and-mazes-linear-and-nonlinear-scenario-design\/attachment\/labyrinth\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/slangdesign.com\/rppr\/wp-content\/uploads\/labyrinth.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"751,422\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"labyrinth\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/slangdesign.com\/rppr\/wp-content\/uploads\/labyrinth.jpg\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1507\" src=\"http:\/\/slangdesign.com\/rppr\/wp-content\/uploads\/labyrinth-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/slangdesign.com\/rppr\/wp-content\/uploads\/labyrinth-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/slangdesign.com\/rppr\/wp-content\/uploads\/labyrinth.jpg 751w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><strong>News<\/strong>: Patreon is keeping the current fee structure. If you canceled <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/RPPR\">your patronage to RPPR<\/a> because of the proposed changed, fear no more! Everything will be the same.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis<\/strong>: Labyrinths and mazes may seem similar but they diverge in one important aspect. A labyrinth has only one path to its goal (linear) while a maze features multiple paths to multiple destinations (nonlinear). Bill and I talk about designing linear and nonlinear scenarios and their place in creating great campaigns. We also have shout outs and anecdotes!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Shout Outs<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/1240345.The_Labyrinth_in_Culture_and_Society\"><strong>The Labyrinth in Culture and Society<\/strong><\/a>:A fascinating examination of the trope from ancient to modern times.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/retronauts.com\/\"><strong>Retronauts podcast<\/strong><\/a>: Old school vidya games covered in detail.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/title\/80095299\"><strong>Ultimate Beastmaster<\/strong><\/a>: Why do I find this dumb show so entertaining?<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nightvalepresents.com\/ionlylistentothemountaingoats\/\"><strong>I Only Listen to the Mountain Goats<\/strong><\/a>: More than you could ever imagine about the band and their songs.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.killingfloor2.com\/\"><strong>Killing Floor 2<\/strong><\/a>: Now with chicken suit. All is complete.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thealexandrian.net\/wordpress\/7949\/roleplaying-games\/node-based-scenario-design-part-1-the-plotted-approach\"><strong>Node Based Scenario Design<\/strong><\/a>: Good blog article on the episode&#8217;s topic.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nightinthewoods.com\/\"><strong>Night in the Woods<\/strong><\/a>: Fun indie video game about living in a small town.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/chillhop.bandcamp.com\/\"><strong>Chillhop Music<\/strong><\/a>: A lofi hip hop record label. I dig it!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Song: <a href=\"https:\/\/2mellomakes.bandcamp.com\/album\/after-midnight-unaired-broadcasts\">Old Haunts by 2 Mello<\/a><\/p>\n<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"RPPR Episode 149: Labyrinths and Mazes &amp;#8211; Linear and Nonlinear Scenario Design\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2017-12-19T01:18:27-05:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT1H16M45S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"News: Patreon is keeping the current fee structure. If you canceled your patronage to RPPR because of the proposed changed, fear no more! 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