When Too Much Detail Goes Wrong

About this episode

The episode discusses the pitfalls of excessive detail in storytelling and game design.

In today's episode we talk about how too much detail goes wrong. Why is too much detail difficult when telling stories? How much detail is enough? How can you avoid putting too much detail into your game? We give you our thoughts and answer all these questions and more in today's episode. Leave us an email for feedback, questions, or thoughts at levelupyourgamingpodcast@gmail.com or Follow us on Facebook and engage with us at https://www.facebook.com/LevelUpYourG...

People in this episode

Hosts: Aaron, Josh

Topics covered

• storytelling
• game design
• detail management
• tabletop RPGs
• narrative techniques

Keywords

• detail
• storytelling
• tabletop RPG
• game design
• narrative

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