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Degrees of Abstraction
I’m at a frustrating crossroads with the Snow Queen game where I have to figure out which of my various conflicting intentions to follow and which need to be left behind by the side of the road.… more →
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Degrees of Abstraction
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Jonathan Walton wrote 1 month ago: I’m at a frustrating crossroads with the Snow Queen game where I have to figure out which of m … more →
Jargon and the Categorization of Thought
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Jonathan Walton wrote 2 months ago: Here are some statistics on religion in China. - about 8% of the Chinese population “claims be … more →
A Shift in My Mental Model
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Jonathan Walton wrote 2 months ago: Over on Structured Freedom, Emily asked: What gives a game with no mechanical resolution that kick? … more →
Every Five Years, A New Term
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Jonathan Walton wrote 3 months ago: There’s this thing that happens where, every five years, someone coins a new term for roleplay … more →
How to Play PTA Like Paul Tevis
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Jonathan Walton wrote 5 months ago: NOTE: Some of the information in this post about PTA resolution is, in fact, false. Proceed at your … more →
Something's Brewing
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Jonathan Walton wrote 7 months ago: Thanks largely to that swell dude John Harper (check out Ghost/Echo and Lady Blackbird if you haven … more →
Texts and Play
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Jonathan Walton wrote 9 months ago: Arguing with people on the internet does no good, but yet it’s so irresistible. Time to cool o … more →
4 New, Useful Things
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Jonathan Walton wrote 9 months ago: Rob Donoghue posted a list of 10 Useful Pieces of Gaming Technology, which is a mix of indie design … more →
Exploration of Player
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Jonathan Walton wrote 9 months ago: So I threw some Forgespeak at John Harper and he threw some back at me, which is only fair I guess. … more →
I Will Not Abandon Y'all
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Jonathan Walton wrote 9 months ago: Yes, that’s the plural form of “I Will Not Abandon You,” unless you’re from … more →
Oracles: Piecing Out Content
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Jonathan Walton wrote 9 months ago: Shreyas is talking about the weaknesses he perceives in setting material derived from oracles (along … more →
Thinking Smaller About Design
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Jonathan Walton wrote 10 months ago: Over on the College of Mythic Cartography (which you should be reading, if you aren’t), Willem … more →
Why Most Supplements Suck
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Jonathan Walton wrote 10 months ago: Cross-posted from SG, where Adam asked whether folks would be interested in D&D4 material based … more →
Welcome to the Heresy, Paul
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Jonathan Walton wrote 10 months ago: We’re lucky to have you. Great podcast, by the way. Everybody should give it a listen, as he r … more →
Structured Freeform is a Form, Not Content
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Jonathan Walton wrote 10 months ago: A comment by Linnaeus made me realize something critical. To confess a bit, I haven’t previous … more →
Drama, Fortune, Karma, and...?
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Jonathan Walton wrote 10 months ago: I was realizing today that, with Jeep, leading with the fiction, and structured freeform finally eme … more →
Damn You, Paul
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Jonathan Walton wrote 11 months ago: Listening to Paul Tevis has provoked me into planning a podcast again. Here’s my outline for t … more →
Emergent Properties
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Jonathan Walton wrote 1 year ago: Archived from a discussion on Cultures of Play. There are at least three ways that unexpected things … more →
Roleplaying vs. Hanging Out
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Jonathan Walton wrote 1 year ago: Brand mentioned that people oriented towards the social rewards of roleplaying don’t just view … more →
