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When an object inherits from multiple parents.

OOP in Lua via prototypal inheritance — objects delegate missing field lookups to a prototype table.

Metamethods for intercepting table reads and writes — the foundation of OOP in Lua.

A table attached to another table to define its custom behaviour, via metamethods like __add and __index.

Strong multiplayer communities form when players genuinely need each other to succeed.

A map of what each character thinks of every other character.

A two-axis diagram for visualising character relationships in a story.

A fictional world that can be entered through many different types of media.

The art of guiding players through your experience, while still making them feel in control.

A 32-bit number encoding, either signed (-2B to 2B) or unsigned (0 to 4B).