Re-Rolling Role Playing Games

Imaginary Worlds

Eric Molinsky

Arts, Science Fiction, Fiction, Society & Culture

4.8 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 11 November 2021

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

The world of tabletop role-playing games is much broader than Dungeons & Dragons, and there’s been a boom of DIY tabletop RPGs in the last decade. But as new players are coming on to the scene, they’re asking new questions about what defines a game, and what might be problematic about classic tabletop RPGs. Game master Timm Woods explains how new game systems are embracing genre and storytelling down to the moves your characters can make. I talk with independent game designers Emily Care Boss and Avery Alder about how game mechanics can reflect not just the lore of the game, but also social issues and inter-personal social dynamics. Plus, James Mendez Hodes explains how he works at a cultural consultant for game designers, and why orcs might need a makeover. This episode is sponsored by Realm and BetterHelp. Our ad partner is Multitude. If you’re interested in advertising on Imaginary Worlds, you can contact them here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:29.7	Before we begin, I want to reach out to our European listeners.
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0:40.7	The email you can reach us at is contact at imaginary worldspodcast.org.
0:46.4	You can also contact us through the show's website as well.
0:49.7	Thanks.
0:51.2	You're listening to imaginary worlds.
0:56.1	The show about how we create them and why we suspend our disbelief.
0:59.5	I'm Eric Malinsky.
1:01.6	Back in 2015, I did an episode about D&D.
1:04.9	I'd never played D&D before, so I recorded myself learning how to play and I did a follow-up
1:10.0	episode a few years later because the people I met in 2015 are still the group that I'm playing
1:15.0	with.
1:17.6	Since then, I've had many requests from listeners to look into other tabletop role-playing
1:21.8	games, or RPGs for short, because the world of tabletop role-playing games has expanded
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