Daily Archives: November 3, 2006

Playing Alone

Posted on November 3, 2006 by admin

A read of actual play threads about Burning Empires and The Burning Wheel leads me to believe that, for many people, actually *playing* RPGs is probably the least entertaining aspect. The BE Thread on RPG.Net is especially illustrative of this,…

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RPG Rules, Alienation and Immersion

Posted on November 3, 2006 by admin

There’s been some interest in the idea of rules and alienation, so I’m going to expand on that.

I was primarily thinking in terms of immersion, but at the same time I think all players have some degree of identification…

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