All the World’s a Stage

All the world’s a stage, And all the men and women merely players; They have their exits and their entrances ~William Shakespeare

All the World’s a Stage is a narrative meta-framework that adds storytelling rules to micro-RPGs.

In this game you each will take on the role of thespians, attempting to play out a fantastic story and keep your audience entertained. If you’re too predictable, the audience gets bored and will leave the show. If you subvert their expectations too much, they get frustrated and turn the show off. It’s your job as actors to manage those expectations and strike a balance between the predictable and the unexpected.

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