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Trey Joiner Envisions a Black Future in TTRPGs


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There are a lot of ways to protest. If marching isn’t for you, have you ever thought about making a game? Trey Joiner is the writer/creator of an afrofuturist supplement to the Lancer RPG, entitled The Field Guide to Mfecane. Join us as he tells us about a Star Wars RPG cry session, how he aims to honor South African culture through his writing, and why we need more afrofuturist stories.



01:09 -- Meet Trey!

10:40 -- Star Wars cry session

14:00 -- Games as protest

19:30 -- Origins of the Field Guide

30:10 -- What Civ 6 left out

39:00 -- The problem with white liberalism

50:18 -- Creating more Afro futures



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Games

Lancer RPG -- https://massif-press.itch.io/

The Field Guide to Mfecane -- https://nhp-shaka.itch.io/mfecane-field-guide

Dungeons and Dragons, 5th Edition -- https://amzn.to/32sfVhh

Genesys RPG -- https://amzn.to/2Tvc0zh

Apex Legends -- https://amzn.to/3zuskjk

Star Wars: Edge of the Empire -- https://amzn.to/2RhvRRD

Star Wars: Force and Destiny -- https://amzn.to/3rx3U63

Swordsfall -- https://www.swordsfall.com/

Civilization VI -- https://amzn.to/2WgODKX



Shaka & Mfecane Resources

The Myth of the Mfecane -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rSx98w5fH0

Zulu Rise and Mfecane (BBC) -- https://rb.gy/xlqkmn

A history of Shaka Zulu -- https://rb.gy/n7vkaf



Other Resources

Black Table Arts -- https://www.blacktablearts.com/

Lovecraft Country -- https://www.hbo.com/lovecraft-country

Pilot Net (Discord for Lancer RPG) -- https://discord.gg/CXMuMkFCwS



Credits

Guest -- Trey Joiner (@StationUkuwa on Twitter)

Production by Victor Media Group, Inc. -- https://victormediagroup.co/

Original Music by Byson -- https://spoti.fi/3eoC47l

Creator / Host -- Clara Mount

Executive Producers -- J.B. Adams and Gerard Mitchell

Sound Editing -- Aaron Trnka


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