Genre and its Importance in Storytelling

In this podcast episode, the hosts discuss the significance of genre in storytelling. They emphasize that genre provides the necessary conventions and obligatory scenes that a story needs to hit. The speaker shares their confusion about how genre affects their own story, and the host explains that genre is important for providing a structure and framework for the story. They discuss the evolving genre of lit RPG, which is a literature genre that features role-playing games. They explain the conventions of lit RPG and how it fits within the broader fantasy genre.