Unwritten Earths Symposium

The Eras Episode


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Oops, all Game Discovery! In this episode we do a brief overview of the history of TTRPGS (truly-true roleplaying games), each picking a game to highlight from our birth years in each decade from the 1970s to the 2020s. We delve into some 2010s highlights for Arcane Gems, but this is a good framework for us to talk about our personal game histories as well as chart high-level changes in game design since the beginning.

Show Notes:

  • Vincent's Bluesky thread about Dogs in the Vineyard
  • Bears Ears Intertribal Coalition
  • Diana Jones Award Trophy and actual Award website
  • Games Mentioned:

    • 1974 - Dungeons & Dragons
    • 1983 - Palladium Fantasy RPG
    • 1984 - Chill, Marvel Super Heroes, Paranoia, Middle-earth Role Playing
    • 1993 - Amazing Engine: Once and Future King, Chill: The Beast Within
    • 1994 - Wraith: the Oblivion
    • 2003 - Cartoon Action Hour
    • 2004 - Chronicles of Darkness/Vampire: the Requiem, Dogs in the Vineyard
    • 2013 - Myriad Song (Eppy’s Arcane Gems)
    • 2014 - 5th Edition D&D, The Clay That Woke, Mars Colony: 39 Dark (Nathan’s Arcane Gem)
    • 2024 - That Rug, D&D One, Yazeba’s Bed & Breakfast
    • And there's more:

      • Unwritten Earths Symposium
      • Our Patreon
      • Join the Discord
      • Nathan's games
      • Eppy's games
      • Music by Will Jobst
      • ...more
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