Patreon Papers 023: From Aimless to Elite

Wishing to explore one setting in the mechanical framework of another game is a tale as old as time, and it's clear that setting and mechanics interact with each other, but can a game convey setting in something as fundamental as its player progression? This month we look at the problem of communicating narrative setting through incentives and advancement by adapting Stars Without Number to the setting of Elite Dangerous!

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