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Actual Play Podcasts Do Not Portray Actual Play, Actually

January 26, 2019Blogs, Roleplayingactual play, friends at the table, hyperreal, intention, narrative, patreon, podcast, potential narrative, tabletop, tabletop garden, tabletop rpgs, the adventure zoneGregory Avery-Weir

Actual play podcasts are not what the name suggests. They’re a form of podcast that purportedly serializes a recording of a group playing a tabletop roleplaying game. The listener hears the dice rolls, the out-of-character discussions, and the social interaction that surrounds the in-character story being told at the table. The apparent appeal is the fun of hearing the “actual play” occurring when creating an interesting story.

But actual play podcasts are a lie.

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Tabletop Garden: New RPG Podcast

December 19, 2018Blogs, News, Roleplayinghowitt, mechanical oryx, podcast, tabletop, tabletop rpgsGregory Avery-Weir

I’ve started a new podcast! It’s called Tabletop Garden, and it’s an “actual play” show where a rotating cast plays tabletop roleplaying games and talks about them.

Tabletop Garden is an actual-play podcast where we collaborate on short, self-contained stories about interesting characters, and we do it with an agenda. Throughout each campaign we discuss values, techniques, and how to play with intention.

Our first pilot campaign uses Mechanical Oryx by Grant Howitt to tell a tale of looming violence in the solarpunk postapocalypse. During each campaign, episodes will release weekly. Check out the show at tabletop.garden.

Ludus Novus 022: Countdown – A Game For Two Players

March 19, 2015False Narrativism, Podcastsbartle, competition, crawford, false narrativism, huizinga, koster, magic circle, my games, ritual, tabletop, violenceGregory Avery-Weir

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Ludus Novus 022: Countdown - A Game For Two Players

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In this episode of the Ludus Novus podcast, I present a new game, “Countdown,” in spoken word form. Trigger warning for self-injury.

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Countdown: A Game For Two Players
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The rules are arbitrary in the wherever,
but here, in this circle, they are real.

Of course, this membrane is porous.
It flutters and flows and lets pass
certain realities and unrealities.
The game isn’t the same if the world changes.
And games can change your world.

But the magic circle creates a promise of escape.
At any time, you can step outside the circle.
At any time, you can make this stop.

The music for this episode is “Third Moment – A Road Through the Forest” from Three Moments by Darrell Burgan. It’s available under a ccby3.0 license.

Any feedback is welcome in the comments.