Summary
Published: July 28, 2023
This episode has quite a title, doesn’t it? It’s not hyperbole, but you may have to check out Umbramancer’s series on YouTube for the complete picture from a D&D perspective. With luck, and your kindness, the parts in this episode will make sense.
SEGMENTS:
[1] an exploratory conversation about lethality as a feature versus story as a feature. Eloy Cintron, known on YouTube as Umbramancer, shares his practical application of all of my theory talk to D&D as we explore the metric by which he assessed my ideas on Layers of and Approaches to Play: Dungeon Crawl Mode vs Story Mode in Dungeons & Dragons.
[2] Calls for greater context from Jason Connerley and Che Webster
[3] How to get involved in the discussion
REFERENCES IN THIS EPISODE:
[1] People and Podcasts of the Internet: Roleplay Rescue Podcast and Blog, The Nerds RPG Variety Cast, Keep off the Borderlands, Random Screed
[2] The Elusive Shift: How Role-Playing Games Forged Their Identity (Game Histories) Jon Peterson
[3] Umbramancer YouTube Channel: https://youtube.com/@umbramancer5466
[4] Perspectives on Play by FreeThrall The Stochasium | Substack
[5] dungeon crawl mode versus story mode a video by @Umbramancer on YouTube
[6] #RPGaDay2023
NEXT EPISODE: It is time to talk about a lot of the varied “immersions”
Remember!
#RPGaDay2023 is on its way. Check the Autocratik blog by David Chapman or my Casting Shadows blog for all the details! Also, check out this fantastic warm-up contest by Nerd’s RPG Variety Cast as we wait for August to arrive!
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