In the past, beyond the monitor, I had uploaded several strategy guides to online communities. It wasn’t out of a desire to help others, but more to showcase how much effort I had poured into the game.

So when Arthur asked me to teach him dungeon strategies, I didn’t think much of it. I figured I could just share the same tips I had written on those community posts.

But as I began writing things down on paper, I realized that wouldn’t work. Arthur wasn’t a person behind a monitor—he was someone who had to enter the dungeon and fight …