New: tabletop-rpgAll contenthive-129948hive-196917krhive-180932hive-150122zzansteemhive-166405photographyhive-183959hive-185836hive-183397hive-188619hive-144064hive-101145uncommonlabhive-145157hive-193637hive-184714hive-103599photohive-141434hive-139150hive-109690hive-150943TrendingNewHotLikersdanmaruschak (72)in tabletop-rpg • last monthWhen the magic circle collapses(cross-posted from my Substack ) When the magic circle collapses Does philosophy of games say anything useful about fun? My current philosophical model is that games are about exercising…danmaruschak (72)in tabletop-rpg • 2 months agoLearn It by Heart?(cross-posted from my Substack ) Learn It by Heart? 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Scott and thought it was…danmaruschak (72)in tabletop-rpg • last yearRules and Systems Have Bad PR(cross-posted from my Substack ) Rules and Systems Have Bad PR People have negative associations with rules and systems, which has consequences for systems composed of rules The common way…danmaruschak (72)in tabletop-rpg • last yearAn Outsider’s Idea of an Insider(cross-posted from my Substack ) An Outsider’s Idea of an Insider Outsiders’ misunderstanding of symbolic beliefs: bug or feature? I recently read an interesting philosophy paper…danmaruschak (72)in tabletop-rpg • last yearInitial thoughts about Information Theory(cross-posted from my SubStack ) Initial thoughts about Information Theory Some ideas I found interesting while watching the “Science of Information” course Last week, one of the “free…danmaruschak (72)in tabletop-rpg • last yearThoughts on "Value Capture"(cross-posted from my SubStack ) Thoughts on "Value Capture" A new philosophy paper talks about how big clear values can crowd out particular nuanced ones Since reading Games: Agency…danmaruschak (72)in tabletop-rpg • last yearThe feeling of insight makes things feel true?(cross-posted from my Substack ) The feeling of insight makes things feel true? An idea from a psychology paper about artificially induced "Aha moments" I was reading a popular-press…danmaruschak (72)in tabletop-rpg • 2 years agoA Roleplaying Game is Not a Conversation(cross-posted from my substack ) A Roleplaying Game is Not a Conversation An RPG is a game of the imagination In the indie TTRPG world the idea that a roleplaying game is a conversation…danmaruschak (72)in tabletop-rpg • 2 years agoPosting About Play and Social Expectations(cross-posted from my substack ) Posting About Play and Social Expectations Why don’t I talk about my play experiences very much? When you post about tabletop RPG stuff online there is…danmaruschak (72)in tabletop-rpg • 2 years agoThe Helicopter of Theseus(cross-posted from my substack ) The Helicopter of Theseus Modulating TTRPG Design The Ship of Theseus is a philosophical thought experiment about the nature of identity. Roughly, it…danmaruschak (72)in tabletop-rpg • 2 years agoMy Mental Health and the Indie TTRPG Scene(cross-posted from my substack ) My Mental Health and the Indie TTRPG Scene How I feel, and how I feel about it Mental Health I have ambivalent feelings about talking about mental…danmaruschak (72)in tabletop-rpg • 2 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Why don’t TTRPG design jams build community?(cross-posted from my substack ) Why don’t TTRPG design jams build community? Looking at the game design of game design jams There is a long history of TTRPG “design contests” or “game…danmaruschak (72)in tabletop-rpg • 3 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Local Values Frames in TTRPGs(cross-posted from my substack ) Local Values Frames in TTRPGs Building on the ideas from C. Thi Nguyen's "Games: Agency as Art" and applying them to TTRPG Theory When I read C. Thi…danmaruschak (72)in tabletop-rpg • 3 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Indie TTRPGs can't live beyond their means(cross-posted from my substack ) Indie TTRPGs can't live beyond their means Reacting to the AI art discourse (image from Pixabay ) The twitter discourse about AI art in TTRPGs has…
