Adventure & RPG Games · 36

Fast travel changes the meaning of an RPG map; a location stops being only a destination and becomes part of a network the player gradually unlocks. The design side has its own twist: Loot systems make comparison into play. Two swords can differ by only a few numbers and still create five minutes of serious inventory philosophy. Every tavern contains at least one person who has mistaken a total stranger for the perfect solution to a local crisis.