Casting Shadows

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!

Blame both Jasons, Connerley and Hobbs, for the different topics covered in this reflection from the road.

You can interact on these and other gaming topics by sending a voice message via SpeakPipe or contact me by e-mail at runescastshadows at gmail dot com

NOTICE: Be sure to check out Roleplay Rescue regularly, or if you are curious what kind of conversation I might have with its host, Che Webster, about roleplaying games and RPG experiences for students, check out the Roleplay Rescue episode due on June 10th, 2023.

LINK:

Podcast – Roleplay Rescue’s Blog

Please accept my apologies as this episode of the Casting Shadows Podcast was recorded on the road and the audio quality may suffer for it. Our topic is the Corporia RPG by RPG renaissance man Mark Plemmons of Brabblemark Press. His new release, I am Furious (Pink), is due for general release on June 13th. Visit the link below for more information:

Products - Brabblemark Press

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Contact me on Discord

You can find me on Discord at Runeslinger#7592 until that platform changes how names work.

Contact me by e-mail at runescastshadows at gmail dot com

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Guests Appearing in this episode were Jason Connerley of the Nerds RPG Variety Cast, Ivan Podgwaite of the ivanmike1968 YouTube channel, Adrienne Edwards-Daugherty, and Douglas Lusby.

Using an example from the Halloween Cerebrevore episode, we briefly suggest some ideas about playing for character experience and playing a role in a story~

Nerd's RPG Variety Cast

Nerd’s RPG Variety Cast • A podcast on Anchor

Cerebrevore: On Serious Horror RPG play

https://anchor.fm/cerebrevore/episodes/S1E15-Running-Serious-Horror-TTRPGs-e1pgt0t/a-a8bvo5r

Contact me by leaving an anchor voice message: Casting Shadows • A podcast on Anchor

Contact me by e-mail at runescastshadows at gmail dot com  

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Episode 3.19 broaches another huge topic for potential discussion, touching on a few techniques, perspectives, and organizational principles of sharing the role of GM in a group. BJ Boyd of the Arcane Alienist podcast left us a message about episode 3.18 (Time Travel Techniques) and the new Star Trek series. The episode finishes with an exploration of what the OSR means to me as an outsider, and where I hope its many strengths can take it. 

Links mentioned in the episode:

(1) One Campaign, Multiple GMs - YouTube

THE GM OF MANY PARTS blogpost from February 2011 on https://castingshadowsblog.com

The GM of Many Parts | Casting Shadows (castingshadowsblog.com)

https://castingshadowsblog.com/2011/02/08/the-gm-of-many-parts/

All for One: Regime Diabolique "Lights in Darkness" campaign Actual Play videos playlist

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

Lights in Darkness Recaps and Reflections playlist

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZfuKgeD5fl41fP1mumHJO8pioQc_pFNt

Contact me by leaving an anchor voice message:

Contact me by e-mail at runescastshadows at gmail dot com