Chris Avellone on Fallout, KOTOR, and more...

About this episode

Chris Avellone discusses his influential work in RPGs and the complexities of storytelling in games.

Today’s guest is Chris Avellone — one of the most influential writers in RPG history, known for his work on classics like Fallout 2, Planescape: Torment, Fallout: New Vegas, and Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II. Across all of those games, Avellone became known for creating morally complex worlds and characters that pushed RPG storytelling far beyond simple good-versus-evil narratives.

People in this episode

Host: Carter Pembridge

Guest: Chris Avellone

Topics covered

• RPG storytelling
• morally complex characters
• video game writing
• Fallout series
• KOTOR

Keywords

• Chris Avellone
• RPG
• Fallout
• KOTOR
• video games
• storytelling
• morality

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Fallout 2, Planescape: Torment, Fallout: New Vegas, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II

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