Introducing Role-playing

Ken Oswald is a game and comics retailer in Alabama, who’ll be giving an ambitious introduction to role-playing later this summer, He contacted me for sort of a brainstorm, let’s compare notes session. The question is, how might a non-role-playing, or sorta-semi, heard-about-it audience be best oriented? Without manipulating toward specific products, and without falling back on the familiar hobby framing-terms.

I’ve already snipped out the bit about le mon mouri into its own post, and had thought to do similarly with the rest, but then went with it as aย  unit. There are three distinct parts, but the transition for each is so smooth that I couldn’t take the time to massage two new introductions in there.

At a couple of points, we are most frank concerning some aspects or sectors of hobby gaming culture. I was a little reluctant to post it! Ken was fearless, though, “let the chips fall where they may,” so here we go.

Ken’s store: Excelsior Games & Comics

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3 responses to “Introducing Role-playing”

  1. Interesting Stuff!

    This was a really interesting talk, I had heard most of the ideas presented by Ron but it was useful to see them articulated here to clarify some stuff in my head. And there's a few new ones I'll have to ponder upon for a while.

    And Ken, I really like the idea of an "Introduction to RPGs" talk that it's not all about D&D. Will it be recorded by any chance? it'll be great to see how it turns out.

    – Angel

    • That’s a good point, I really

      That's a good point, I really want to see how this goes and to include it here too.

      You know, that brings up another point. I really like talking with people who own their presence in this hobby. Ken likes my work, likes my writing, but he has a wealth of experience as a role-player and as a professional industry person.It's really a meeting of minds.

    • I can already see ideas

      I can already see ideas forming in your head, so I'm just going to say that I agree. The conversation with Ivan was great too.

      Also, I meant to say this in the other post, but I'm really intrigued by le mon mouri. It's sounds really interesting and it's not available anywhere. It's would be a shame for such an unique game to be lost .

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