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A Way Out
It’s really easy to reliably have fun role-playing…when you ignore the 30-odd years of “common wisdom” in the hobby, and instead, embrace the idea of how games have worked thro… more →
Deeper in the Game
A Way Out
bankuei wrote 1 week ago: It’s really easy to reliably have fun role-playing…when you ignore the 30-odd years of … more →
The Roots of the Big Problems
bankuei wrote 2 weeks ago: Some historical context on the big problems rife in the roleplaying hobby, both in regards to design … more →
Abused Gamer Syndrome
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bankuei wrote 2 weeks ago: Ron Edwards has a damn good summary of the behaviors I’ve labeled Abused Gamer Syndrome in the … more →
Figments of the imagination
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bankuei wrote 1 month ago: This is everything wrong right here: Ways to Punish a Slave When I ran Steal Away Jordan, I found my … more →
Communities we want to have
bankuei wrote 2 months ago: Along the lines of Willow’s “Conversations I want to have”… For some time no … more →
A Theory on RPG Theory
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bankuei wrote 2 months ago: One group of people want to understand how roleplaying works. They read a lot of different theories … more →
Complicated Thoughts
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bankuei wrote 2 months ago: Prepare for rambling musings. Tabletop rpgs are like chess- the fun is in participation, and while n … more →
The Myth of the Mainstream
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bankuei wrote 2 months ago: There’s a persistent illusion that flies about in the roleplaying hobby. It’s the idea t … more →
Go listen!
bankuei wrote 3 months ago: Finally got a chance to listen to Theory From the Closet’s Podcast on Homesexuality & RPGs … more →
The Devil's in the Details
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bankuei wrote 3 months ago: For the tabletop publisher, 4 measurements of success, beyond personal: 1. Number of games sold 2. N … more →
Ethical considerations
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bankuei wrote 4 months ago: The magic of a roleplaying game is that space for an engaging, gripping ethical decision DOES exist … more →
"But it's my character!"
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bankuei wrote 4 months ago: Wow. I didn’t expect to run across a D&D story in a serious post about the widespread epid … more →
Designing Spaces for Design Discussions
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bankuei wrote 5 months ago: Looks like it’s time for the annual indie rpg “Tough Love vs. Friendly Space” deba … more →
"Play Discreetly"
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bankuei wrote 5 months ago: I’m glad someone has taken the time to document the bullshit of Evony Online. I’ve been … more →
Not everything is a puzzle
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bankuei wrote 7 months ago: Ask for actual play, get play advice? Sigh. As I’m looking at doing serious schedule shifts an … more →
Dominating in "None"
bankuei wrote 7 months ago: Big thanks to digital_femme for hipping me to Ghost in the Machine: Digital Multiculture – whi … more →
It all comes back round again
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bankuei wrote 7 months ago: “The other and more hopeful point is that never before have so many Readers of Color existed t … more →
We even let girls play!
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bankuei wrote 1 year ago: Shelly Mazzanoble’s ZOMG! D&D! I’m just a girl!” writing voice is starting to … more →
Spaces pt. 3
bankuei wrote 1 year ago: The Con Anti-Harassment Project Cons are where folks go to have fun. But also, people pay to go to c … more →
