A strange little side quest
There is a neat bit of history hiding behind the kind of play you find in Wizard's Path. Space Invaders, released in 1978, helped push video games into mainstream popular culture. And then there is this: Early computer role-playing games helped turn rules, inventories, exploration and character progression into systems that could support long-form digital adventures. That history is one reason familiar mechanics can still feel new when they are recombined well.