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Obsidian's Josh Sawyer's Thoughts on Creating Engaging RPGs

Obsidian's Josh Sawyer's Thoughts on Creating Engaging RPGs

Update: 2025-11-17
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Alexa Ray Corriea chats with Josh Sawyer, Studio Design Director at Obsidian Entertainment. Together they discuss his thoughts on developing RPGs; what he learned from working at legendary studio Black Isle Studios; how to successfully adapt Dungeons & Dragons to video games; writing for games with dialogue stacks; parsing and implementing feedback while keeping true to your creative vision; and balancing RNG to improve player experiences.

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Producers: Claudio Tapia and Josh Chu, The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences

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Obsidian's Josh Sawyer's Thoughts on Creating Engaging RPGs

Obsidian's Josh Sawyer's Thoughts on Creating Engaging RPGs

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