What's something that games like Baldur's Gate 3, Cyberpunk 2077 and Warhammer 40 000: Rogue Trader have in common? That's right, they are all based on popular tabletop RPGs! In this presentation, we take a look through the lens of video game design at TTRPGs and how their rulesets are adapted into video games. How do different games handle their source material? Is there a "winning formula"? Why are games like Baldur's Gate so universally liked, while others, e.g. Call of Cthulhu, are despised? Come along and let's find out together!
Adapting RPGs: From tabletops to computer screens
Miku Pesola
Hall 3b, – (1 h 45 min)