Some indexing of blog contents under top-level keywords.<\/p>\n\n\n
“RPG theory” is philosophizing about roleplaying in the abstract. I do a lot of it as a side product of designing games, though I write essays on theory topics fairly rarely. Selectively, I should say. I wouldn’t particularly recommend this stuff to anybody; you know if it’s for you, and if you don’t, then it’s not. (RPG theory is only useful for hobbyists at specific stages in their development, whence the reluctance here.) A series of articles describes my thoughts about revising the classic roleplaying game Cyberpunk 2020<\/em> for modern needs. Highly technical game design cruft for the most part, dedicated to cleaning up an ’80s trad game. Blood Bowl RPG: Setting<\/a> \u2014 An overview of the setting for our BB roleplaying campaign. Some indexing of blog contents under top-level keywords. RPG Theory Stuff “RPG theory” is philosophizing about roleplaying in the abstract. I do a lot of it as a side product of designing games, though I write essays on theory topics fairly rarely. Selectively, I should say. I wouldn’t particularly recommend this stuff to anybody; you […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1572","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"featured_image_src":null,"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.arkenstonepublishing.net\/isabout\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1572","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.arkenstonepublishing.net\/isabout\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.arkenstonepublishing.net\/isabout\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.arkenstonepublishing.net\/isabout\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.arkenstonepublishing.net\/isabout\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1572"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.arkenstonepublishing.net\/isabout\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1572\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.arkenstonepublishing.net\/isabout\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1572"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Challenge-based Adventuring<\/a> \u2014 An old essay I wrote about how to play Gamist D&D.
Observations on GNS Simulationism<\/a> \u2014 A summary of my theoretical understanding of Simulationism
Point-buy Play and Design<\/a> \u2014 An overview of a common rpg mechanical technique and how to use it right.
The Pitfalls of Narrative Technique in RPG Play<\/a> \u2014 An old critique of a common erroneous conflation between “narrative” and “narrativist”.
Sacrament of Death<\/a> \u2014 Some observations about treatment of character death in Simulationist games.
Storyboarding and Performative Play<\/a> \u2014 A quick look at a curious technique and associated creative agenda family.
What GNS Theory Claims<\/a> \u2014 An old essay attempts an overview of a widely misunderstood rpg theory.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe C2020 Redux Series<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Introduction<\/a> \u2014 A strategic overview of the revision
Core Mechanics pt. I<\/a> \u2014 Task resolution, Skill training
Core Mechanics pt. II<\/a> \u2014 Stats, modifiers, Perks, etc.
Character Creation<\/a> \u2014 LifePathing, growing old, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\nOther<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Project treatment for Muster<\/a> \u2014 An overview and outline of the Muster<\/em> old school primer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"