Axe of the Blood God 400: So, What’s an RPG?

Axe of the Blood God has now officially hit 400 episodes, and what better way to celebrate than return to the root of it all and ask: just what is an RPG? Kat, Nadia, and Eric are joined by The CRPG Book editor Felipe Pepe to discuss what makes a virtual role-playing game different from all the others. Other topics include:

• We’re still on the Octopath
• Is Zelda an RPG?
• A revisit of one of our past Pantheon contestants
• Nadia’s strange, strange trip

Music used in this episode:

• Do Your Best! [Breath of Fire III]
• A Curious Tale [Secret of Mana]
• Mines [Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura]