Thanks to our callers, BJ and Jason. Thanks also to everyone who participated in whole or in part in RPGaDAY~

The second of three combined posts for the #RPGaDAY2023 prompts. Find daily responses at https://castingshadowsblog.com

This episode is filled to the brim with words. With luck, and your kindness, those words will make sense.

SEGMENTS:

[1] The episode begins with the promised reply to Che Webster's epic call-in from the previous episode (Exploring the Experience of Play). To hear that message in its entirety, please refer to that episode. It's right at the beginning so you won't have to search for it; just press play and relax. In this episode, a short and directly relevant section of his call is presented for context but that wee snippet o' Che pales in comparison to the full expression of his ideas. Don't cheat yourself. Go back and revel in the full message. The context of the tiny morsel of Che in this episode reveals the semantic nuance of Frames that were obvious to Che but not to me, and the understanding of switching costs in cognition when "multitasking" or alternating between two tasks - an idea upon which we are in full agreement: at least for certain tasks.

[2] We then move into what might be the meat or might be the side dish of this meal, practical examples of using understanding of layers to inform how we play.

[3] The last main segment of the episode is a recap of ideas I have expressed about a lexicon of useful terms, jargon, and techniques for roleplaying games.

REFERENCES IN THIS EPISODE:

[1] People and Podcasts of the Internet: Roleplay Rescue Podcast and Blog, The Nerds RPG Variety Cast, Keep off the Borderlands, Random Screed, Primeval Fantasy

[2] On Switching Costs:

[4] Umbramancer YouTube Channel: Umbramancer - YouTube

https://youtube.com/@umbramancer5466

[5] Perspectives on Play by FreeThrall

[6] Shared Fantasy: Role Playing Games as Social Worlds

⁠Gary Alan Fine⁠

298 pages | 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 | © 1983

This classic study still provides one of the most acute descriptions available of an often misunderstood subculture: that of fantasy role playing games like Dungeons & Dragons. Gary Alan Fine immerses himself in several different gaming systems, offering insightful details on the nature of the games and the patterns of interaction among players—as well as their reasons for playing.

[7] All for One: Regime Diabolique (Triple Ace Games, Musketeers face Supernatural Threats and Intrigue, Ubiquity) Actual Play Playlist

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZfuKgeD5fl5WyrYbJodpTB9UDYqj3NNH

Solo Player Episode: Margot; An invisible experience of immersion

NEXT EPISODE:

The next episode will feature Eloy Cintron, known on YouTube as Umbramancer, who shares his practical application of all of this theory talk to D&D as we explore the metric by which he assessed my ideas on Layers of and Approaches to Play: Dungeon Crawl Mode vs Story Mode in Dungeons & Dragons.

CONTACT ME:

[1] Send a voice message to CastingShadowsPodcast (speakpipe.com)

[2] Find me on Discord, Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube @Runeslinger

This is another one of Runeslinger's Reflections from the Road episodes, now replete and complete with rain and hydroplaning!