#154. The Ethics of RPG's Used as Military Training Tools

Update: 2024-09-11

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This week the Lorecast discusses the ethics of designing wargames for the military, discusses whether bounded accuracy supports a "heroic fantasy" ludonarrative, and revises the Grim Hollow transformation rules!

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Check out People Make Games' excellent video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYaDXZ2MI-k

Email your questions to podcast@ghostfiregaming.com

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Dael: @dailydael

James: @JamesJHaeck

Shawn: @shawnmerwin

Editor: @ZsDante

Topics:

00:00 - Intro

04:58 - Structuring adventures

13:48 - Grim Hollow transformations

26:09 - Designing games for the military

43:12 - Bounded accuracy

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