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+WEBVTT
+
+
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+Introduction
+
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+Solo RPGs
+
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+Demo
+
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+Randomization
+
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+Moves
+
+00:06:03.640 --> 00:06:34.679
+Reference
+
+00:06:34.680 --> 00:07:48.679
+Story arcs
+
+00:07:48.680 --> 00:09:02.959
+Using different stats
+
+00:09:02.960 --> 00:09:34.799
+Dice rolls
+
+00:09:34.800 --> 00:10:19.679
+Dangers
+
+00:10:19.680 --> 00:11:49.679
+A strong success
+
+00:11:49.680 --> 00:13:04.719
+Other solo RPGs
+
+00:13:04.720 --> 00:14:35.920
+Conclusion
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+WEBVTT captioned by sachac, checked by sachac
+
+NOTE Introduction
+
+00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:05.559
+Hi there, I'm Howard Abrams. You may remember me
+
+00:00:05.560 --> 00:00:07.719
+from past conference talks
+
+00:00:07.720 --> 00:00:10.519
+as "Literate DevOps and the Temple of Doom"
+
+00:00:10.520 --> 00:00:13.399
+and "Using Eshell for Fun and Profit".
+
+00:00:13.400 --> 00:00:16.599
+I'm here to talk to you about my latest Emacs project:
+
+00:00:16.600 --> 00:00:19.479
+playing games, solo role-playing games.
+
+00:00:19.480 --> 00:00:23.159
+I started playing RPGs when I got my first copy
+
+00:00:23.160 --> 00:00:25.599
+of Dungeons & Dragons when I was 12.
+
+00:00:25.600 --> 00:00:28.279
+Yes, my original copy burned
+
+00:00:28.280 --> 00:00:30.559
+in the Great Satanic Panic of the 1980s,
+
+00:00:30.560 --> 00:00:32.359
+but that's another story.
+
+00:00:32.360 --> 00:00:37.919
+I started playing other RPGs like GURPS.
+
+00:00:37.920 --> 00:00:39.999
+These are some of my notes.
+
+00:00:40.000 --> 00:00:42.559
+Back then, I was typing them in Emacs,
+
+00:00:42.560 --> 00:00:46.079
+but I formatted them with LaTeX.
+
+00:00:46.080 --> 00:00:49.079
+Later, when I was introducing my kids
+
+00:00:49.080 --> 00:00:50.839
+to role-playing games,
+
+00:00:50.840 --> 00:00:53.580
+I actually typed them up still in Emacs,
+
+00:00:53.581 --> 00:00:57.599
+but now formatted them for a tablet.
+
+00:00:57.600 --> 00:00:59.319
+I wrote a little JavaScript code
+
+00:00:59.320 --> 00:01:03.119
+that allowed me to click on it, and it would roll dice,
+
+00:01:03.120 --> 00:01:06.679
+generate random events, keep track of turn order,
+
+00:01:06.680 --> 00:01:07.479
+you know, everything,
+
+00:01:07.480 --> 00:01:10.119
+so I didn't have to slow down the action of the game.
+
+00:01:10.120 --> 00:01:12.999
+Well, when my kids got older,
+
+00:01:13.000 --> 00:01:15.599
+I still managed to sneak in a game of D&D
+
+00:01:15.600 --> 00:01:17.319
+once a week at lunch.
+
+00:01:17.320 --> 00:01:20.679
+This pastime came to a screeching halt with the pandemic.
+
+NOTE Solo RPGs
+
+00:01:20.680 --> 00:01:23.639
+I turned to playing role-playing games by myself
+
+00:01:23.640 --> 00:01:27.999
+to get my fix. Playing these silly elf games in solo mode
+
+00:01:28.000 --> 00:01:29.879
+has been part of the game for many years,
+
+00:01:29.880 --> 00:01:32.559
+but with so many of us stuck at home,
+
+00:01:32.560 --> 00:01:35.119
+solo role-playing games really expanded,
+
+00:01:35.120 --> 00:01:40.279
+creative people releasing some amazing ideas.
+
+00:01:40.280 --> 00:01:44.399
+What's a solo RPG like? Well, it's somewhere in the middle
+
+00:01:44.400 --> 00:01:47.519
+of writing your own story, where anything's possible,
+
+00:01:47.520 --> 00:01:50.159
+but you've got to do all the imaginative work;
+
+00:01:50.160 --> 00:01:52.999
+or reading a choose-your-own-adventure book,
+
+00:01:53.000 --> 00:01:55.239
+where the text is given to you,
+
+00:01:55.240 --> 00:01:59.079
+and you have free, a few predetermined paths;
+
+00:01:59.080 --> 00:02:01.039
+and tactical battle games,
+
+00:02:01.040 --> 00:02:03.159
+where dice determines everything.
+
+00:02:03.160 --> 00:02:05.799
+It kind of fits in the sweet spot between those.
+
+00:02:05.800 --> 00:02:08.879
+While I started removing the Game Master
+
+00:02:08.880 --> 00:02:12.119
+using the Mythic GM Emulator,
+
+00:02:12.120 --> 00:02:15.319
+Ironsworn really captivated me.
+
+00:02:15.320 --> 00:02:19.199
+I began with dice, pencils, notebooks, you know,
+
+00:02:19.200 --> 00:02:23.359
+just like when I was a kid. But taking notes on paper?
+
+00:02:23.360 --> 00:02:27.999
+Yeah, you know me. That's not my jam. Org mode is.
+
+00:02:28.000 --> 00:02:31.159
+And, you know, notes have to be in Org,
+
+00:02:31.160 --> 00:02:35.159
+well, why not write a little dice roller in Lisp?
+
+00:02:35.160 --> 00:02:38.799
+Well, when Shawn Tomkin released his Ironsworn
+
+00:02:38.800 --> 00:02:41.879
+under the Creative Commons, well,
+
+00:02:41.880 --> 00:02:43.919
+I could just download the entire text.
+
+00:02:43.920 --> 00:02:47.439
+I figured I could just render the entire game in Emacs.
+
+NOTE Demo
+
+00:02:47.440 --> 00:02:51.239
+All right, enough talk. Let's get some Emacs action here,
+
+00:02:51.240 --> 00:02:55.199
+while I show you a bit of my game.
+
+00:02:55.200 --> 00:02:57.519
+When playing a solo RPG,
+
+00:02:57.520 --> 00:02:59.759
+I jot down the story notes in an Org file.
+
+00:02:59.760 --> 00:03:02.759
+I mean, did you expect anything less from me?
+
+00:03:02.760 --> 00:03:07.759
+I alternate between lengthy prose and short notes.
+
+00:03:07.760 --> 00:03:10.519
+As I'm both the writer and the audience,
+
+00:03:10.520 --> 00:03:11.999
+the goal is just enjoyment.
+
+00:03:12.000 --> 00:03:16.999
+So, this document is both a record log of my game sessions,
+
+00:03:17.000 --> 00:03:20.959
+as well as my character's character sheet.
+
+00:03:20.960 --> 00:03:24.519
+In most RPGs, a player's focus is a character sheet
+
+00:03:24.520 --> 00:03:26.999
+that lists all the attributes, the stats, equipment,
+
+00:03:27.000 --> 00:03:28.759
+powers, you know, that sort of thing.
+
+00:03:28.760 --> 00:03:32.959
+For my game, I wanted the focus to be the prose,
+
+00:03:32.960 --> 00:03:34.559
+or at least the notes.
+
+00:03:34.560 --> 00:03:38.199
+So, I put down all the stats as Org mode properties.
+
+00:03:38.200 --> 00:03:40.799
+Now, I can collapse a property drawer
+
+00:03:40.800 --> 00:03:42.119
+and have functions
+
+00:03:42.120 --> 00:03:45.759
+that just grab values from these properties.
+
+00:03:45.760 --> 00:03:50.079
+All right, let's play. While not important to my talk,
+
+00:03:50.080 --> 00:03:52.679
+I'm in the middle of a game. My character, Tegan,
+
+00:03:52.680 --> 00:03:54.959
+promised to help a village by tracking down
+
+00:03:54.960 --> 00:03:59.239
+the son of a village chief. A less-than-stellar roll
+
+00:03:59.240 --> 00:04:01.199
+meant I didn't catch him before he entered
+
+00:04:01.200 --> 00:04:03.879
+the mysterious underground structure
+
+00:04:03.880 --> 00:04:06.399
+of a relic of an ancient people.
+
+00:04:06.400 --> 00:04:08.399
+I just finished playing out the journey,
+
+00:04:08.400 --> 00:04:11.759
+and he's about to enter into the Catacombs of Svala's Blood.
+
+NOTE Randomization
+
+00:04:11.760 --> 00:04:15.199
+Why that name? Well, that was actually what came up
+
+00:04:15.200 --> 00:04:19.639
+from an extensive random number generator that I wrote.
+
+00:04:19.640 --> 00:04:21.959
+As I wrote more and more functions
+
+00:04:21.960 --> 00:04:23.279
+to help me play this game,
+
+00:04:23.280 --> 00:04:25.919
+and since I don't play all the time,
+
+00:04:25.920 --> 00:04:30.359
+I created hydra. I can roll dice,
+
+00:04:30.360 --> 00:04:34.079
+I can roll dice challenges against the character stats,
+
+00:04:34.080 --> 00:04:38.199
+I can adjust stats. Lots of random generators
+
+00:04:38.200 --> 00:04:39.479
+come from this oracle section.
+
+00:04:39.480 --> 00:04:43.159
+For instance, are footprints going through the door?
+
+00:04:43.160 --> 00:04:46.479
+I press `c`, and I'm prompted with how likely.
+
+00:04:46.480 --> 00:04:51.079
+Since the villagers gave Tegan vague directions,
+
+00:04:51.080 --> 00:04:53.239
+and he didn't see any signs the contrary,
+
+00:04:53.240 --> 00:04:58.479
+I chose "likely". And, well, it originally said yes,
+
+00:04:58.480 --> 00:05:01.599
+and that's why I jotted this information down.
+
+00:05:01.600 --> 00:05:03.479
+Now, this is different than my character's ability
+
+00:05:03.480 --> 00:05:07.639
+to notice the prints. This is about generating the story,
+
+00:05:07.640 --> 00:05:10.279
+something that the game master would do
+
+00:05:10.280 --> 00:05:12.479
+in a typical role-playing game.
+
+00:05:12.480 --> 00:05:14.719
+Now, if I wanted to name something,
+
+00:05:14.720 --> 00:05:16.039
+or even the current weather,
+
+00:05:16.040 --> 00:05:20.399
+I have random tables with the `C` keystroke.
+
+00:05:20.400 --> 00:05:27.279
+Hmm, weather. Oh, it's summer, so hey,
+
+00:05:27.280 --> 00:05:31.959
+it's nice and clear. All right, let's play.
+
+NOTE Moves
+
+00:05:31.960 --> 00:05:34.239
+The action in Ironsworn,
+
+00:05:34.240 --> 00:05:37.039
+like other Powered by the Apocalypse games,
+
+00:05:37.040 --> 00:05:44.359
+is driven by moves. So, I hit the `m` key,
+
+00:05:44.360 --> 00:05:46.879
+and all the moves show up.
+
+00:05:46.880 --> 00:05:49.479
+Now, I don't think I need to espouse
+
+00:05:49.480 --> 00:05:52.679
+the virtues of completing-read enhancements like Ivy.
+
+00:05:52.680 --> 00:05:55.559
+Here, I'm using orderless with vertico
+
+00:05:55.560 --> 00:05:57.719
+to help me find my choices.
+
+00:05:57.720 --> 00:06:03.639
+Since I've discovered a site, let's play that move.
+
+NOTE Reference
+
+00:06:03.640 --> 00:06:06.479
+I seldom remember the details for the moves,
+
+00:06:06.480 --> 00:06:09.159
+so I figured, why not put the text of the book
+
+00:06:09.160 --> 00:06:11.799
+in an Org file and show it in a side window?
+
+00:06:11.800 --> 00:06:15.439
+The prompt at the bottom, asking for a name,
+
+00:06:15.440 --> 00:06:18.199
+is driven by the content in the displayed Org file.
+
+00:06:18.200 --> 00:06:21.119
+This allows me to enhance my game without
+
+00:06:21.120 --> 00:06:25.159
+changing the original code. So, let's call this story arc,
+
+00:06:25.160 --> 00:06:31.839
+Exploring the Catacombs of Svala's Blood.
+
+00:06:31.840 --> 00:06:34.679
+Ooh, sounds epic.
+
+NOTE Story arcs
+
+00:06:34.680 --> 00:06:37.239
+Ironsworn tracks the beats of a narrative,
+
+00:06:37.240 --> 00:06:40.799
+so major plot points take up more room in the fiction
+
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+than minor plot points.
+
+00:06:42.760 --> 00:06:45.039
+Similar games like Blades in the Dark
+
+00:06:45.040 --> 00:06:48.199
+use numbers to track these, so you can say something like,
+
+00:06:48.200 --> 00:06:51.079
+we're three quarters of the way through this story arc.
+
+00:06:51.080 --> 00:06:53.119
+Ironsworn just uses labels,
+
+00:06:53.120 --> 00:06:55.839
+and while I want this particular story arc
+
+00:06:55.840 --> 00:06:59.519
+to be significant, I really just want to get in,
+
+00:06:59.520 --> 00:07:00.959
+find this person, and get out.
+
+00:07:00.960 --> 00:07:04.039
+So, I'm going to call this "short".
+
+00:07:04.040 --> 00:07:09.279
+Next, it's asking about an Org mode header placement.
+
+00:07:09.280 --> 00:07:12.199
+While I originally wanted my Org files
+
+00:07:12.200 --> 00:07:13.799
+to be completely flexible,
+
+00:07:13.800 --> 00:07:15.919
+one thing I noticed in playing
+
+00:07:15.920 --> 00:07:17.999
+is that a pattern always emerged.
+
+00:07:18.000 --> 00:07:22.639
+The story became a tree. You see, story arcs
+
+00:07:22.640 --> 00:07:25.559
+were just a series of montages or scenes,
+
+00:07:25.560 --> 00:07:27.919
+and each of those were made of a series of events
+
+00:07:27.920 --> 00:07:29.119
+and challenges to overcome.
+
+00:07:29.120 --> 00:07:32.799
+So, each Org mode header has a track,
+
+00:07:32.800 --> 00:07:35.719
+which often becomes the number of subheadings.
+
+00:07:35.720 --> 00:07:40.639
+At any point, I can see how much track is being made.
+
+00:07:40.640 --> 00:07:47.239
+So, for instance, this one seems to be
+
+00:07:47.240 --> 00:07:48.679
+about a third of the way through.
+
+NOTE Using different stats
+
+00:07:48.680 --> 00:07:52.599
+So, let's dive into this ancient place.
+
+00:07:52.600 --> 00:07:55.719
+Since I've been walking through a misty forest,
+
+00:07:55.720 --> 00:07:59.319
+I can imagine vines hiding an immense door
+
+00:07:59.320 --> 00:08:01.959
+and a humid, earthy smell as I peer inside.
+
+00:08:01.960 --> 00:08:04.319
+But I don't have to write that stuff down,
+
+00:08:04.320 --> 00:08:06.919
+or if I want to practice my writing, I can.
+
+00:08:06.920 --> 00:08:09.359
+I can imagine the place is dark,
+
+00:08:09.360 --> 00:08:10.839
+so Tegan lights a torch
+
+00:08:10.840 --> 00:08:13.039
+before peering into this obscure world.
+
+00:08:13.040 --> 00:08:15.799
+As this move mentions,
+
+00:08:15.800 --> 00:08:20.279
+the next move to make is called Delve the Depths.
+
+00:08:20.280 --> 00:08:26.159
+As soon as I select this move,
+
+00:08:26.160 --> 00:08:31.319
+it shows up on the side window, and explains that,
+
+00:08:31.320 --> 00:08:34.399
+depending on how you're moving through
+
+00:08:34.400 --> 00:08:36.239
+this ancient catacombs,
+
+00:08:36.240 --> 00:08:38.759
+is what kind of stat I roll against,
+
+00:08:38.760 --> 00:08:41.039
+and those stats show up at the bottom.
+
+00:08:41.040 --> 00:08:45.479
+You know, if I'm sneaking around, you roll against "shadow".
+
+00:08:45.480 --> 00:08:47.719
+If you're trying to go as fast as you can, it's "edge".
+
+00:08:47.720 --> 00:08:51.679
+But I kind of imagine that he's thinking through,
+
+00:08:51.680 --> 00:08:53.679
+being very careful about it.
+
+00:08:53.680 --> 00:08:55.759
+So, I'm going to select "wits".
+
+00:08:55.760 --> 00:08:57.719
+And I don't have any modifiers.
+
+00:08:57.720 --> 00:08:59.559
+Just about every one of my stats prompts me
+
+00:08:59.560 --> 00:09:02.959
+if I want to add or subtract any values.
+
+NOTE Dice rolls
+
+00:09:02.960 --> 00:09:09.879
+A miss. I should explain how the dice roll in this game.
+
+00:09:09.880 --> 00:09:13.399
+The downside to Ironsworn is that
+
+00:09:13.400 --> 00:09:16.839
+the dice mechanics are more cumbersome than other games.
+
+00:09:16.840 --> 00:09:20.199
+You roll a 6-sided die, add to it your relevant stat,
+
+00:09:20.200 --> 00:09:24.599
+plus any modifiers. Next, you roll two 10-sided die
+
+00:09:24.600 --> 00:09:25.799
+and see how it compares.
+
+00:09:25.800 --> 00:09:28.679
+Of course, I programmed this in Lisp,
+
+00:09:28.680 --> 00:09:31.599
+but when I displayed it, I wanted to see all the dice.
+
+00:09:31.600 --> 00:09:34.799
+And I also just wanted to see the end results.
+
+NOTE Dangers
+
+00:09:34.800 --> 00:09:37.479
+So I colored it. I rolled a miss,
+
+00:09:37.480 --> 00:09:39.799
+which means I need to reveal a danger.
+
+00:09:39.800 --> 00:09:43.519
+Sure, I could imagine all sorts of dangers,
+
+00:09:43.520 --> 00:09:44.359
+but this is a game.
+
+00:09:44.360 --> 00:09:48.359
+I've already made a random generator for dangers.
+
+00:09:48.360 --> 00:09:51.719
+In fact, I've made a random generator
+
+00:09:51.720 --> 00:09:55.479
+for dangers in an ancient underkeep.
+
+00:09:55.480 --> 00:10:00.879
+Discovery undermines or complicates the quest.
+
+00:10:00.880 --> 00:10:09.719
+Hmm, a complication for finding the chief's son?
+
+00:10:09.720 --> 00:10:13.319
+What about a labyrinth full of hallways and levels
+
+00:10:13.320 --> 00:10:16.599
+with lots of choices and almost no way of finding them?
+
+00:10:16.600 --> 00:10:19.679
+Yeah, that sounds like it fits pretty well.
+
+NOTE A strong success
+
+00:10:19.680 --> 00:10:26.959
+Time for another move. This time, we're going to
+
+00:10:26.960 --> 00:10:28.799
+gather information,
+
+00:10:28.800 --> 00:10:32.279
+see if we can figure out which way to go.
+
+00:10:32.280 --> 00:10:34.719
+A strong hit. Excellent.
+
+00:10:34.720 --> 00:10:38.399
+I imagine Tegan noticing footprints in the dust
+
+00:10:38.400 --> 00:10:40.439
+and knowing where to go.
+
+00:10:40.440 --> 00:10:44.319
+The game suggests that when you get a strong success,
+
+00:10:44.320 --> 00:10:45.799
+you can increase your momentum.
+
+00:10:45.800 --> 00:10:48.879
+These game mechanics
+
+00:10:48.880 --> 00:10:51.754
+come into play later, but this function here
+
+00:10:51.755 --> 00:10:57.880
+allows me to adjust that stat +2.
+
+00:10:57.881 --> 00:11:01.460
+I don't even have to scroll to the top of the buffer
+
+00:11:01.461 --> 00:11:04.820
+and edit that value in my properties.
+
+00:11:04.821 --> 00:11:08.159
+At any point, I can take a look at those stats
+
+00:11:08.160 --> 00:11:10.439
+and see how they measure up.
+
+00:11:10.440 --> 00:11:13.159
+Again, I don't have to scroll up
+
+00:11:13.160 --> 00:11:14.879
+and take a look at my properties
+
+00:11:14.880 --> 00:11:16.559
+at the top of the Org mode file.
+
+00:11:16.560 --> 00:11:19.239
+That's how I play the game.
+
+00:11:19.240 --> 00:11:24.639
+It's just a recursive loop of playing a move,
+
+00:11:24.640 --> 00:11:27.319
+rolling some dice to see how it works,
+
+00:11:27.320 --> 00:11:30.159
+trying to answer the question
+
+00:11:30.160 --> 00:11:33.679
+based on your own imagination or random tables,
+
+00:11:33.680 --> 00:11:35.599
+which the game calls oracles,
+
+00:11:35.600 --> 00:11:41.199
+and play creatively until you decide to take a break
+
+00:11:41.200 --> 00:11:42.399
+and pick it up another time.
+
+00:11:42.400 --> 00:11:46.999
+I think you get the gist of how I play
+
+00:11:47.000 --> 00:11:49.679
+this dice and pencil game in Org Mode.
+
+NOTE Other solo RPGs
+
+00:11:49.680 --> 00:11:54.039
+However, I found more solo RPGs to play.
+
+00:11:54.040 --> 00:11:57.319
+And of course, I want to render them in Emacs too.
+
+00:11:57.320 --> 00:12:00.799
+This code for Ironsworn was a bit too specific,
+
+00:12:00.800 --> 00:12:04.759
+so I decided to create a role-playing game toolkit.
+
+00:12:04.760 --> 00:12:09.599
+This project is still in the early stages,
+
+00:12:09.600 --> 00:12:12.199
+but I've created some functions
+
+00:12:12.200 --> 00:12:16.719
+for mimicking rolling dice, including a mini-DSL for
+
+00:12:16.720 --> 00:12:19.799
+making dice mechanics
+
+00:12:19.800 --> 00:12:22.839
+typical of many role-playing game systems.
+
+00:12:22.840 --> 00:12:26.519
+I've also ported over the random table system.
+
+00:12:26.520 --> 00:12:30.479
+A text file can just list entries to be displayed at random.
+
+00:12:30.480 --> 00:12:33.959
+I love that I can put dice expression
+
+00:12:33.960 --> 00:12:35.799
+and word choices in the entries.
+
+00:12:35.800 --> 00:12:39.439
+One type of random table allows you
+
+00:12:39.440 --> 00:12:41.559
+to essentially copy and paste a table
+
+00:12:41.560 --> 00:12:43.799
+from a published game into a text file.
+
+00:12:43.800 --> 00:12:47.879
+A frequency table is what I'm calling
+
+00:12:47.880 --> 00:12:50.879
+a list of random entries where some entries show up
+
+00:12:50.880 --> 00:12:55.959
+more often than others. I'm working on generalizing
+
+00:12:55.960 --> 00:12:59.959
+the character sheet attributes as Org properties,
+
+00:12:59.960 --> 00:13:04.719
+so if you're interested, check out the project at Codeberg.
+
+NOTE Conclusion
+
+00:13:04.720 --> 00:13:10.359
+The point of my presentation is not to show off Ironsworn,
+
+00:13:10.360 --> 00:13:14.079
+how I programmed it, or even this new toolkit.
+
+00:13:14.080 --> 00:13:17.559
+You see, most engineers,
+
+00:13:17.560 --> 00:13:20.479
+when they get an idea for a game like mine,
+
+00:13:20.480 --> 00:13:24.079
+would make a web app. Nothing wrong with it.
+
+00:13:24.080 --> 00:13:25.959
+More people can play it,
+
+00:13:25.960 --> 00:13:28.199
+but web apps suffer from text entry.
+
+00:13:28.200 --> 00:13:30.959
+And don't tell me you prefer the keyboard interface
+
+00:13:30.960 --> 00:13:35.959
+to Google Docs. Oh, and the JavaScript framework du jour?
+
+00:13:35.960 --> 00:13:40.399
+Oh, I mean, that's a huge barrier of entry
+
+00:13:40.400 --> 00:13:42.039
+when all you want to do
+
+00:13:42.040 --> 00:13:44.359
+is have a bit of fun prototyping a game.
+
+00:13:44.360 --> 00:13:48.479
+What I'd like to impress upon you
+
+00:13:48.480 --> 00:13:53.999
+is that hacking Emacs to make personal games is a trip.
+
+00:13:54.000 --> 00:13:57.359
+Learning Lisp is, it's easy.
+
+00:13:57.360 --> 00:14:00.919
+And more, Emacs Lisp has some, well sure,
+
+00:14:00.920 --> 00:14:04.519
+it has some cruft. But really, some of those features
+
+00:14:04.520 --> 00:14:07.599
+that I would hate at a distributed system at work,
+
+00:14:07.600 --> 00:14:10.919
+like global variables, makes hacking easier
+
+00:14:10.920 --> 00:14:14.719
+when you just want to have some fun in your own system.
+
+00:14:14.720 --> 00:14:19.599
+So, grab your laptop, sink into your comfy chair,
+
+00:14:19.600 --> 00:14:21.599
+pour yourself a glass of scotch,
+
+00:14:21.600 --> 00:14:24.719
+and craft yourself an enjoyable evening.
+
+00:14:24.720 --> 00:14:35.920
+Happy hacking, my friends.