It is a truth universally acknowledged that historical research is probably the most fun you can have with your corset on. I was doing research on Eton in the early nineteenth century a week or so ago, and was on … Continue reading
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The Dice Tales column has been running since the beginning of the year; now it’s time to bring it to a close. All the posts will remain available here on Book View Cafe, though spam prevention measures mean the comment … Continue reading
(This is the forty-seventh installment of Dice Tales, an ongoing series of posts about RPGs as storytelling.) *** The Dice Tales series is nearly done, but before I close it out, I want to bring up one thing that may … Continue reading
(This is the forty-sixth installment of Dice Tales, an ongoing series of posts about RPGs as storytelling.) *** I used to work as an archaeologist. People think that field is all about finding Stuff: graves, tools, buildings. But the truth … Continue reading
(This is the forty-fifth installment of Dice Tales, an ongoing series of posts about RPGs as storytelling.) *** There’s another kind of game record that I think may be, if not unique to my own circle of gamers, then decidedly … Continue reading
(This is the forty-fourth installment of Dice Tales, an ongoing series of posts about RPGs as storytelling.) *** Last week we talked about the ephemerality of game narratives and what you would have to do in order to record one … Continue reading
(This is the forty-third installment of Dice Tales, an ongoing series of posts about RPGs as storytelling.) *** When I was studying RPGs in graduate school, I assembled a list of terms to describe the narratives they create. We already … Continue reading
(This is the forty-second installment of Dice Tales, an ongoing series of posts about RPGs as storytelling.) *** Given that RPGs can be seen as a form of storytelling, you would think they’d make for great anecdotes. And they can … Continue reading
The Dice Tales series has been going since the beginning of the year, and although we’re not at the end yet, we’re starting to get close. Before that happens, I figured I should open the floor and ask: what else … Continue reading
(This is the forty-first installment of Dice Tales, an ongoing series of posts about RPGs as storytelling.) *** I wasn’t kidding last week about the title. 🙂 If you get caught up in a really awesome, engaging, flavorful campaign . … Continue reading