On Character Creation Everway

By Kristina Igliukaite, 11 May, 2020
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978-0-262-08356-0
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45-46
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MIT
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Abstract (in English)

Jonathan Tweet explains how, unlike highly narratively structured games such as The Call of Cthulhu, the free-form, character-focused Everway includes a matrix that allows for the creation of coherent characters and productively constrains the otherwise open-ended game-play.

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The source is the essay-review on www.electronicbookreview.com written by Jonathan Tweet.

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Everway is a free-form tabletop fantasy RPG in which players take the roles of heroic figures that travel among countless parallel worlds. Action resolution uses cards drawn from a Tarotlike deck rather than dice. Character stats determine the likely outcome of an action, and the card draw provides a conceptual result that the gamemaster interprets creatively to determine the actual result.

The quote was rewritten directly from the essay.