Daydreaming about Dragons

In which I think a bit about what I like to bring to Session 0 and Inspiration Goat rightfully demands discussion on the Murderbot Diaries.

Rob Donoghue's tweet about backgrounds |

https://twitter.com/rdonoghue/status/1389025610232647682

Blog Post about Backgrounds |

https://githyankidiaspora.wordpress.com/2021/05/10/bringing-it-all-together-quickly-with-backgrounds/

Threadless Shop |

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Inspiration Goat's Twitter |

https://twitter.com/InspirationGoat |

Daydreaming about Dragons youtube Playlist |

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcnZ3uO0pp0rzRsfN_ObyhOdgaoeMs0TQ |

Dictionary of Mu |

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In which I talk about keeping secrets and putting information on the table so the players can make interesting decisions and Inspiration Goat brings Mare of Easttown to the table, getting us to think about small town settings, hobbit shires and a bit about detectives as sorcerers.

Sci-fi Collection, Supporting Medshare India |

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Silver Swords of the Lich Queen: Inspirational Tables for a Githyanki Invasion |

https://www.dmsguild.com/product/356828/Silver-Swords-of-the-Lich-Queen-inspirational-Tables-for-a-Githyanki-Invasion

Sorcerer, Dictionary of Mu AP Playlist |

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNuXiEYyM4isfO7NkL0mGtCHe1WeDcgLO

Shawn Drake's Hobbit tweet |

https://twitter.com/DrakeandDice/status/1392930290385948673?fbclid=IwAR1Gmow-XpZkXJ3OHWqVKi5fShI_OWkbL9VmXbXAuaGDv7EeYgJnYmuA7II

Court of Blades Kickstarter |

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/acoupleofdrakes/court-of-blades-a-tabletop-roleplaying-game

https://twitter.com/InspirationGoat |

Daydreaming about Dragons youtube Playlist |

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcnZ3uO0pp0rzRsfN_ObyhOdgaoeMs0TQ |

Dictionary of Mu |

https://pakasthreadgames.bigcartel.com/product/the-dictionary-of-mu  |

In which I discuss having an alternate game for when you don't have enough gamers to play your primary campaign and Inspiration Goat brings us Star Trek Discovery so that we can talk about plotlines and themes that might give us all kinds of feelings in a post-Covid world.

Sci-fi Collection, Supporting Medshare India |

https://shopofjudd.threadless.com/collections/science-fiction/

Silver Swords of the Lich Queen: Inspirational Tables for a Githyanki Invasion |

https://www.dmsguild.com/product/356828/Silver-Swords-of-the-Lich-Queen-inspirational-Tables-for-a-Githyanki-Invasion

https://twitter.com/InspirationGoat |

Daydreaming about Dragons youtube Playlist |

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcnZ3uO0pp0rzRsfN_ObyhOdgaoeMs0TQ |

Dictionary of Mu |

https://pakasthreadgames.bigcartel.com/product/the-dictionary-of-mu  |

In which I remember a floating head in a LARP, thinking about what lessons it taught me and Inspiration Goat brings us the action-packed TV show, Warrior and what it can teach us about avoid mono-cultures in our world-building.

Threadless Shop |

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https://twitter.com/InspirationGoat |

Daydreaming about Dragons youtube Playlist |

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcnZ3uO0pp0rzRsfN_ObyhOdgaoeMs0TQ |

Dictionary of Mu |

https://pakasthreadgames.bigcartel.com/product/the-dictionary-of-mu  |

In which I mourn a member of our community and talk about e-hugs and getting to the table with online acquaintances you think are cool.

Join us this Friday, 7:30pm PST on the Actual Play Twitch Channel.

The blog post, Moons of Leviathan, about Morgan's Traveller Character...

Word choice in play as an element of world-building and what we can learn from Issa Rae's Insecure and bring to the table.

Please support:

Black Lives Matter Global Network |

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Awkward Black Girl |

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL019D7AE1C3429770 |

Insecure on HBO |

https://www.hbo.com/insecure |

https://twitter.com/InspirationGoat |

Daydreaming about Dragons youtube Playlist |

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcnZ3uO0pp0rzRsfN_ObyhOdgaoeMs0TQ |

Dictionary of Mu |

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In which I share the story of my first game set in Ravenloft and congratulate my friends.

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Toccata and Fugue in D Minor from Archive.org |

https://archive.org/details/ToccataAndFugueInDMinor |

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Daydreaming about Dragons youtube Playlist |

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Dictionary of Mu |

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Responding to gaming stories sent in by daydreamers and friends.

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https://twitter.com/InspirationGoat |

Daydreaming about Dragons youtube Playlist |

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Dictionary of Mu |

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Wanderhome Quickstarter link |

https://possumcreekgames.itch.io/wanderhome?fbclid=IwAR3dc2miQhTTxqaEjgmXcgJM4kcPzfoJ7G2Xh4kcI1NVc2qZuF0UT4wOQgE |

Wanderhome Kickstarter |

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jdragsky/wanderhome?fbclid=IwAR3qpsgo4pb1n2ymj7HcGOXzpnvhMIRhAuEdndV4Yct7FoFLRIaUT6AI9ic |

Jeremy's blog, Take On Rules |

https://takeonrules.com/ |

Andi's amazing tweet |

https://twitter.com/fictionalMammal/status/1353436722906861568 |

Burning Wheel Twitchstream Blog Post |

https://githyankidiaspora.wordpress.com/2020/12/04/in-which-we-begin-book-3-nara-and-the-burning-wheel/ |

How does gaming help us move beyond genres and tropes and thinking about humor in our scifi and fantasy with What We dD in the Shadows and Lower Decks.

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Daydreaming about Dragons youtube Playlist |

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Dictionary of Mu |

https://pakasthreadgames.bigcartel.com/product/the-dictionary-of-mu  |

Responding to gaming stories sent in by daydreamers and friends.

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Stygian Seas blog post |

https://githyankidiaspora.wordpress.com/2016/07/28/stygian-galleon-on-the-dead-seas/ |

Questions based on D&D character sheet |

https://githyankidiaspora.wordpress.com/2020/05/11/ddish-questions-to-ask-players-about-their-characters-strength-dexterity-constitution-intelligence-wisdom-and-charisma/ |

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Daydreaming about Dragons youtube Playlist |

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