Roleplay Rescue

Ever since I can remember, a big part of my hobby experience has revolved around combat - martial and magical combat against the foes of our characters. When I was a teenager, the older gamers called me a Munchkin and accused my games of being focused too much on combat and not including enough exploration or character interaction - the interaction sometimes erroneously being referred to as “roleplaying”.  Today I am asking: What’s wrong with combat focused gaming?

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Roleplay Rescue Theme Song and incidental music by TJ Drennon.

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WARNING: This episode is intended for a mature audience. Listener discretion is advised. Topics of fear, horror, threat, illness, and general unpleasantness.

As I headed out of the summer holiday period, I was fortunate to be able to record a sequence of intriguing conversations with people from across the community. Today you’ll be listening to the third and final conversation. This one is on the topic of fear and my guest is, of course, Peter Laws.

For those not in the know, Peter Laws is an ordained minister with a fascination for the macabre, an author, journalist, film critic, public speaker, and regular writer for Fortean Times. He is the creator of the Matt Hunter novel series and the host of the Creepy Cove Community Church podcast - an immersive, horror-themed ‘church service’, broadcast from the mysterious fishing town of Creepy Cove. Besides from horror, Peter is said to hail from somewhere down south and enjoys retro TV and Krispy Kreme donuts.

Creepy Cove Community Church Podcast: https://www.creepycove.com/

Peter Laws on Twitter: @revpeterlaws

Roleplay Rescue Details:

Roleplay Rescue Theme Song and incidental music by TJ Drennon.

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Email: [email protected]

Patreon: patreon.com/rpgrescue 

Blog: roleplayrescue.com 

MeWe Group: mewe.com/join/roleplayrescue (or search "Roleplay Rescue")

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As I headed out of the summer holiday period, I was fortunate to be able to record a sequence of intriguing conversations with people from across the community. In this second conversation, I was invited to talk about Trickster's Net.

Find the Trickster's Net website here: https://8743x.de/tricksters-netz

Grab your copy of the final Trickster's Net product here: https://tricksters-net.itch.io/

Further discussion of Trickster's Net can be found on Loco Ludus.

Listen to Barney's podcast: Loco Ludus • A podcast on Anchor

Here's the link: https://anchor.fm/loco-ludus 

Barney on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/loco.ludus 

Barney on Twitter: @loco_ludus

Check out Tom's PlayFrame: www.playframe.co.uk 

Tom on Twitter: @playframeuk

Thanks to Barney and Tom for sharing this conversation with me - game on!

Roleplay Rescue Details:

Roleplay Rescue Theme Song and incidental music by TJ Drennon.

Voice Message: anchor.fm/rpgrescue/message

Email: [email protected]

Patreon: patreon.com/rpgrescue 

Blog: roleplayrescue.com 

MeWe Group: mewe.com/join/roleplayrescue (or search "Roleplay Rescue")

Buy Che Webster a Coffee: ko-fi.com/cwebster

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Another bonus call-in episode focused on the conversation I had with Lieren on labels, play styles, and communication. These are responses to Season 9 Episode 12 (912).

Big thanks to the callers: Jason C., Safer, Barry, Jason C., Frank, Brian, and Jason C. Loved it all - thank you!

Game on!

Roleplay Rescue Details:

Roleplay Rescue Theme Song and incidental music by TJ Drennon.

Voice Message: anchor.fm/rpgrescue/message

Email: [email protected]

Patreon: patreon.com/rpgrescue 

Blog: roleplayrescue.com 

MeWe Group: mewe.com/join/roleplayrescue (or search "Roleplay Rescue")

Buy Che Webster a Coffee: ko-fi.com/cwebster

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As I headed out of the summer holiday period, I was fortunate to be able to record a sequence of intriguing conversations with people from across the community. The first of these was with Daniel Jones, whom long time listeners might remember first introduced me to the concept of Otherworld-immersion.

Daniel Jones is a self-confessed IT nerd and the man behind the Eudaimonic Geekery blog, musing on the Art of RPGs, and the Primaeval Fantasy podcast. He describes himself as an Idea-Tinkerer, holding an interest in writing and philosophy as well as being a published novelist. Daniel hails from forest-filled southern Indiana where he is working on his beloved Primaeval Fantasy RPG. 

Listen to Daniel's podcast: Primæval Fantasy • A podcast on Anchor

Here's the link: https://anchor.fm/primeval-fantasy

Previously on Roleplay Rescue: 

• 611 Otherworld Immersion: https://anchor.fm/rpgrescue/episodes/611-Otherworld-Immersion-with-Daniel-Jones-efjiec
• (Bonus) More Otherworld Immersion: https://anchor.fm/rpgrescue/episodes/Bonus-More-Otherworld-Immersion-with-Daniel-Jones-egr5c1

Thanks to Daniel for sharing this conversation with me - game on!

Roleplay Rescue Details:

Roleplay Rescue Theme Song and incidental music by TJ Drennon.

Voice Message: anchor.fm/rpgrescue/message

Email: [email protected]

Patreon: patreon.com/rpgrescue 

Blog: roleplayrescue.com 

MeWe Group: mewe.com/join/roleplayrescue (or search "Roleplay Rescue")

Buy Che Webster a Coffee: ko-fi.com/cwebster

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Another bonus call-in episode focused on Basic Roleplaying, aka BRP. These are responses to Season 9 Episode 11.

Big thanks to the callers: Evil Jeff, Graham aka First Age. Arlen, Brian, and Jason C. Highly appreciated stuff!

Game on!

Roleplay Rescue Details:

Roleplay Rescue Theme Song and incidental music by TJ Drennon.

Voice Message: anchor.fm/rpgrescue/message

Email: [email protected]

Patreon: patreon.com/rpgrescue 

Blog: roleplayrescue.com 

MeWe Group: mewe.com/join/roleplayrescue (or search "Roleplay Rescue")

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In April 1975, a scant 13 months after the publication of Dungeons & Dragons, Gary Gygax asked Sandy Eisen a question that elicited a response which I think many modern gamers would find surprising. Writing in Europa Issue 6-8, at the end of his second article on “How to set up your Dungeons & Dragons campaign”, Gygax picks up on a comment from an earlier issue of the ‘zine in which Eisen had stated that D&D was not really as open-ended as it seemed to be. Gygax wanted to know why Eisen felt this way and so he did the thing that good creatives do: he asked Eisen why. The reply Eisen gave ignited a debate which we, some 45 years on, have forgotten. This came to be known as Eisen's Vow.

Roleplay Rescue Details:

Roleplay Rescue Theme Song and incidental music by TJ Drennon.

Voice Message: anchor.fm/rpgrescue/message

Email: [email protected]

Patreon: patreon.com/rpgrescue 

Blog: roleplayrescue.com 

MeWe Group: mewe.com/join/roleplayrescue (or search "Roleplay Rescue")

Buy Che Webster a Coffee: ko-fi.com/cwebster

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Another bonus call-in episode focused on Portals and Portal Fantasy, responses to Season 9 Episode 10.  

Big thanks to the callers: Jason, Kevin, Brian and first-time caller Paul O. 

Game on!

Roleplay Rescue Details:

Roleplay Rescue Theme Song and incidental music by TJ Drennon.

Voice Message: anchor.fm/rpgrescue/message

Email: [email protected]

Patreon: patreon.com/rpgrescue 

Blog: roleplayrescue.com 

MeWe Group: mewe.com/join/roleplayrescue (or search "Roleplay Rescue")

Buy Che Webster a Coffee: ko-fi.com/cwebster

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Long overdue, this episode is an interview with Lieren from "Updates In The Middle of Nowhere". Responding to a call-in she made many moons ago, we dive into a conversation about labelling, communication as a challenge, and valuing different play styles and emphases in gaming. It has taken far too long for me to edit and ship this episode but I am hugely grateful that I did. 

Thanks to Lieren for making this episode with me - game on!

Listen to Lieren's podcast: Updates From The Middle Of Nowhere • A podcast on Anchor

Here's the link: https://anchor.fm/lieren/ 

Roleplay Rescue Details:

Roleplay Rescue Theme Song and incidental music by TJ Drennon.

Voice Message: anchor.fm/rpgrescue/message

Email: [email protected]

Patreon: patreon.com/rpgrescue 

Blog: roleplayrescue.com 

MeWe Group: mewe.com/join/roleplayrescue (or search "Roleplay Rescue")

Buy Che Webster a Coffee: ko-fi.com/cwebster

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Another 1d6 messages from listeners in the RPR community. Topics today include feedback on "making the sausage", a question about traps in the Necropolis, thoughts on Underdogs, a question about how to handle mismatches in play style, and a lovely analysis on teleology in relation to fantastic worlds.

Big thanks to the callers: Karl, Kevin and Paul (aka Heptalemma). Great comments and questions that make this show better!

Game on!

Roleplay Rescue Details:

Roleplay Rescue Theme Song and incidental music by TJ Drennon.

Voice Message: anchor.fm/rpgrescue/message

Email: [email protected]

Patreon: patreon.com/rpgrescue 

Blog: roleplayrescue.com 

MeWe Group: mewe.com/join/roleplayrescue (or search "Roleplay Rescue")

Buy Che Webster a Coffee: ko-fi.com/cwebster

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