Roleplay Rescue

This is the first in a series of four new conversations I’ve enjoyed with various friends and new acquaintances within the Roleplay Rescue community over the tail end of 2023 and into January 2024. My guest today is Daniel Jones of the Primaeval Fantasy YouTube and podcast channels, plus the Eudaimonic Geekery blog. I ask him to outline the nature of what he means by the term, “Primaeval Fantasy” as a sub-genre of fantasy world making.

Daniel is the originator of the term Otherworld-immersion and a proponent of the idea that changing the methodology of our roleplaying games is the key to changing the experience we have at the table. For those who don’t know him, Daniel is a published author and game designer. If you want to hear our earlier conversations about Otherworld-immersion, please check out Season 6, Episode 10; Season 9, Episode 14; Season 10, Episode 19, Season 11 Episode 22, and Season 12, Episode 21.

Big thanks in advance to Daniel for coming back to Roleplay Rescue for this raw, unedited conversation between two gamers. As ever, it was an illuminating and fascinating conversation. I hope you find something of interest in here too.

Game on!

Awakenings and Evolutions with Crispy on Primaeval Fantasy YouTube Channel:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTae19wN9Hk

Primæval Fantasy • A podcast on Anchor:

https://anchor.fm/primeval-fantasy

FRPG Thoughts | Good Daemon Geekery (danielionson.wixsite.com)

https://danielionson.wixsite.com/good-daemon

Roleplay Rescue Details:

Voice Message:

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Patreon:

patreon.com/rpgrescue 

Email:

[email protected]

Blog:

roleplayrescue.com 

Bluesky Social:

https://bsky.app/profile/ubiquitousrat.bsky.social

MeWe:

https://mewe.com/p/roleplayrescue

Roleplay Rescue's Solo Tales:

https://shows.acast.com/roleplay-rescues-solo-tales

Nottingham Roleplaying Games (RPGs) Meetup Group:

https://www.meetup.com/nottingham-roleplaying-games-rpgs-meetup-group/

Roleplay Rescue Theme by Jon Cohen from Tale of the Manticore:

https://taleofthemanticore.podbean.com/

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As the New Year for 2024 arrives, where am I at with table top roleplaying games? What are my plans for the year ahead and what lessons am I carrying forward?

Happy New Year! Welcome to 2024 and I wish you all the very best for the 50th anniversay of the publication of Dungeons & Dragons - that funny old boxed set that sparked this whole roleplaying games phenomenon in 1974!

This episode is - predictably enough - all about me, my hobby, and my thoughts as I begin the 53rd year of my life. I talk about Fellmyr, the School D&D Club, the Saturday Night Roleplay group, respond to calls about face-to-face gaming, and generally share some hopes for the year ahead.

Thank you to all the callers this week - to Simon, Frank, Jason, Sam, Bob, and Andrew. Your comments and feedback are deeply appreciated.

Check out On Mentors and Peers in RPG Learning; with Che Webster by Casting Shadows:

https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/runeslinger/episodes/On-Mentors-and-Peers-in-RPG-Learning-with-Che-Webster-e2cesqv

Game on!

Roleplay Rescue Details:

Voice Message:

speakpipe.com/roleplayrescue

Patreon:

patreon.com/rpgrescue 

Email:

[email protected]

Blog:

roleplayrescue.com 

Bluesky Social:

https://bsky.app/profile/ubiquitousrat.bsky.social

MeWe:

https://mewe.com/p/roleplayrescue

Roleplay Rescue's Solo Tales:

https://shows.acast.com/roleplay-rescues-solo-tales

Nottingham Roleplaying Games (RPGs) Meetup Group:

https://www.meetup.com/nottingham-roleplaying-games-rpgs-meetup-group/

Roleplay Rescue Theme by Jon Cohen from Tale of the Manticore:

https://taleofthemanticore.podbean.com/

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I’ve sat on the conversation that you’re about to hear for far too long. Back in late September, I hopped online for a conversation with Augury Ignored - the voice behind the Augury Ignored blog. Thomas - for that is his actual name - reached out across Mastodon and we hopped online to chat. It was a first time conversation between gaming strangers but it was a hugely influential chat for me. Without this conversation, I don’t think Roleplay Rescue Season 13 would have started.

Big thanks to Thomas for coming on the show. I hope you enjoy it too.

Game on!

Augury Ignored Blog:

https://auguryignored.wordpress.com/home

Roleplay Rescue Details:

Voice Message:

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Patreon:

patreon.com/rpgrescue 

Email:

[email protected]

Blog:

roleplayrescue.com 

Bluesky Social:

https://bsky.app/profile/ubiquitousrat.bsky.social

MeWe:

https://mewe.com/p/roleplayrescue

Roleplay Rescue's Solo Tales:

https://shows.acast.com/roleplay-rescues-solo-tales

Nottingham Roleplaying Games (RPGs) Meetup Group:

https://www.meetup.com/nottingham-roleplaying-games-rpgs-meetup-group/

Roleplay Rescue Theme by Jon Cohen from Tale of the Manticore:

https://taleofthemanticore.podbean.com/

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The barriers to finding face-to-face community are many. But this was the very problem I began the whole podcast to resolve and, weirdly, find myself right back where I began. I want to face this challenge full on and see what actions I can take. This is pretty personal but I hope you'll find it useful nonetheless.

Thank you to all the callers this week - to Infinity Devil for helping inspire the episode, and to Jamie, Jason and Jon.

Nottingham Roleplaying Games (RPGs) Meetup Group: https://www.meetup.com/nottingham-roleplaying-games-rpgs-meetup-group/

Game on!

Roleplay Rescue Details:

Voice Message:

speakpipe.com/roleplayrescue

Patreon:

patreon.com/rpgrescue 

Email:

[email protected]

Blog:

roleplayrescue.com 

Bluesky Social:

https://bsky.app/profile/ubiquitousrat.bsky.social

MeWe:

https://mewe.com/p/roleplayrescue

Roleplay Rescue's Solo Tales:

https://shows.acast.com/roleplay-rescues-solo-tales

Nottingham Roleplaying Games (RPGs) Meetup Group:

https://www.meetup.com/nottingham-roleplaying-games-rpgs-meetup-group/

Roleplay Rescue Theme by Jon Cohen from Tale of the Manticore:

https://taleofthemanticore.podbean.com/

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On the 28th November 2018, the eight minute and 14 second episode zero of Roleplay Rescue was aired. Now, as we reach the 5th anniversary of that fateful episode, I’m wondering… has it been worth it? What have I learned? And is it mission accomplished?

I mean… has anyone’s roleplaying been rescued?

Big thanks to the callers today - Jason, Hobbs, Spencer, Jean-Francois, Carl, Matt, and Jon.

Please consider donating for Men's Health during Movember! Thanks to everyone who has already donated for their generosity!

Webster's Movember Page: https://movember.com/m/15039659?mc=1

Game on!

Roleplay Rescue Details:

Voice Message:

speakpipe.com/roleplayrescue

Patreon:

patreon.com/rpgrescue 

Email:

[email protected]

Blog:

roleplayrescue.com 

Bluesky Social:

https://bsky.app/profile/ubiquitousrat.bsky.social

MeWe:

https://mewe.com/p/roleplayrescue

Roleplay Rescue's Solo Tales:

https://shows.acast.com/roleplay-rescues-solo-tales

Roleplay Rescue Theme by Jon Cohen from Tale of the Manticore:

https://taleofthemanticore.podbean.com/

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Draw a quick regional map on hexed paper. Grab the rules from an old roleplaying game. Sit down with some friends and begin to play.

Is it really that simple to start a fantasy roleplaying campaign?

Today, I want to share some of the things I’ve experienced and what these moments have taught me about being a fantasy RPG GM.

Big thanks to the callers today - Andrew, Jason, Anthony aka Runeslinger, and Wiebe!

Game on!

Roleplay Rescue Details:

Voice Message:

speakpipe.com/roleplayrescue

Patreon:

patreon.com/rpgrescue 

Email:

[email protected]

Blog:

roleplayrescue.com 

Bluesky Social:

https://bsky.app/profile/ubiquitousrat.bsky.social

MeWe:

https://mewe.com/p/roleplayrescue

Roleplay Rescue's Solo Tales:

https://shows.acast.com/roleplay-rescues-solo-tales

Roleplay Rescue Theme by Jon Cohen from Tale of the Manticore:

https://taleofthemanticore.podbean.com/

Sound Effects and Background Music via Slip.stream:

https://slip.stream/

Thanks also to Tabletop Audio for the additional music and ambient sounds:

Tabletop Audio - Ambiences and Music for Tabletop Role Playing Games

OR

https://tabletopaudio.com/

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YUMDM is the creator of the d12 Monthly ‘zine which started in mid-2021 and has grown from a humble 8-pages to - in September 2023 - 27 issues at a whopping 28-pages! Hailing from Australia, Russ has been roleplaying for 30+ years and allegedly played his first game as Tasslehoff in a Dragonlance module. He has been creating his own campaign world since 2019 and has seen it grow and develop in each new campaign he runs. Russ is an avid solo roleplayer having done so as far back as 1986. This conversation was one of those open chats that I have discovered I prefer to have with my guests - I hope you enjoy it!

Big thank you, once again, to Russ - YUMDM - for coming and talking about D&D and zines!

Game on!

YUMDM blog:

https://yumdm.com/

YUMDM Patreon:

https://www.patreon.com/yumdm

Roleplay Rescue Details:

Voice Message:

speakpipe.com/roleplayrescue

Patreon:

patreon.com/rpgrescue 

Email:

[email protected]

Blog:

roleplayrescue.com 

Bluesky Social:

https://bsky.app/profile/ubiquitousrat.bsky.social

MeWe:

https://mewe.com/p/roleplayrescue

Roleplay Rescue's Solo Tales:

https://shows.acast.com/roleplay-rescues-solo-tales

Roleplay Rescue Theme by Jon Cohen from Tale of the Manticore:

https://taleofthemanticore.podbean.com/

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Alex Macris is the lead designer for the Adventurer, Conqueror, King System, an old-school fantasy RPG designed to support campaign play. He’s the founder of Autarch LLC, a game design studio from Durham in North Carolina, USA which publishes ACKS and several other titles. Alex is also an entrepreneur and the author of “Arbiter of Worlds”, a primer for Gamemasters - as well as having made a host of other achievements.

Massive thank you to Alex for coming on the show. Thank you to Matthew for suggesting it.

Game on!

ACKS II Kickstarter:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/autarch/adventurer-conqueror-king-system-imperial-imprint-acks-ii

Arbiter of Worlds book:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07P9JCLB1

Arbiter of Worlds Substack:

https://arbiterofworlds.substack.com/

Arbiter of Worlds YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/@AlexanderMacris

Autarch Patreon:

https://www.patreon.com/Autarch

Roleplay Rescue Details:

Voice Message:

speakpipe.com/roleplayrescue

Patreon:

patreon.com/rpgrescue 

Email:

[email protected]

Blog:

roleplayrescue.com 

Bluesky Social:

https://bsky.app/profile/ubiquitousrat.bsky.social

Mastodon:

https://ttrpg-hangout.social/@UbiquitousRat

MeWe:

https://mewe.com/p/roleplayrescue

Roleplay Rescue's Solo Tales:

https://shows.acast.com/roleplay-rescues-solo-tales

Roleplay Rescue Theme by Jon Cohen from Tale of the Manticore:

https://taleofthemanticore.podbean.com/

Sound Effects and Background Music via Slip.stream:

https://slip.stream/

Thanks also to Tabletop Audio for the additional music and ambient sounds:

Tabletop Audio - Ambiences and Music for Tabletop Role Playing Games

OR

https://tabletopaudio.com/

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What’s going on with the school Roleplay Club? Why would you even run such a thing? What are the best steps in getting started?

Today, I want to take you through the story of the first two weeks of the School Club project and outline the progress, but also the pains, of getting myself back in front of teens gamers. I’ve even grabbed two short clips from the GM’s Journal - recorded immediately after the students left on two consecutive sessions - to give you a sense of how the play has been going.

Big thanks to all the callers today - Simon, Matt, Jean-Francois, Jamie and John!

Game on!

Roleplay Rescue Details:

Voice Message:

speakpipe.com/roleplayrescue

Patreon:

patreon.com/rpgrescue 

Email:

[email protected]

Blog:

roleplayrescue.com 

Bluesky Social:

https://bsky.app/profile/ubiquitousrat.bsky.social

Mastodon:

https://ttrpg-hangout.social/@UbiquitousRat

MeWe:

https://mewe.com/p/roleplayrescue

Roleplay Rescue's Solo Tales:

https://shows.acast.com/roleplay-rescues-solo-tales

Roleplay Rescue Theme by Jon Cohen from Tale of the Manticore:

https://taleofthemanticore.podbean.com/

Sound Effects and Background Music via Slip.stream:

https://slip.stream/

Thanks also to Tabletop Audio for the additional music and ambient sounds:

Tabletop Audio - Ambiences and Music for Tabletop Role Playing Games

OR

https://tabletopaudio.com/

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What do you do when you know you used to enjoy playing RPGs but the whole thing has, frankly, become a chore? How do you move forward when the reality is that you are anxious about GMing the next session and you have bailed more times than you run the game? 

This season is shifting to a bi-weekly format and I hope that listeners will understand. This season I’m going to work on presenting the experiments I’m testing in my own actually played RPG sessions. The goal is to track a route back to the table and, if all goes to plan - which, of course, is a big if - see about rediscovering the joy and confidence of being a GM. This episode is all about my expedition's direction at the start of a fresh leg in the journey.

Big thanks to all the callers today - Andrew, Barry, Jason, Matt, Spencer, and Ubergrog!

Game on!

Roleplay Rescue Details:

Voice Message:

speakpipe.com/roleplayrescue

Patreon:

patreon.com/rpgrescue 

Email:

[email protected]

Blog:

roleplayrescue.com 

Bluesky Social:

https://bsky.app/profile/ubiquitousrat.bsky.social

Mastodon:

https://ttrpg-hangout.social/@UbiquitousRat

MeWe:

https://mewe.com/p/roleplayrescue

Roleplay Rescue's Solo Tales:

https://shows.acast.com/roleplay-rescues-solo-tales

Roleplay Rescue Theme by Jon Cohen from Tale of the Manticore:

https://taleofthemanticore.podbean.com/

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.