Legendary game designer Mark Rein•Hagen—creator of the World of Darkness, Vampire: The Masquerade, Ars Magica, the upcoming Lostlorn, and many more—joins the podcast to talk about subjects as varied as the power of role-playing games as a medium, the war in Ukraine, using game theory to analyze global control systems, and lots, lots more. Getting the chance to do this podcast was a true honor and delight—enjoy it!

Ep. 148: Mark Rein•Hagen on Role-Playing Games as Revelationary Practice

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Ep. 148: Mark Rein•Hagen on Role-Playing Games as Revelationary Practice

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