Adept Play
Adept Play
Category: Monday Labs
Monday Labs were recorded discussions held among members of the Patreon during 2018-2021, concerning various topics and concepts. They have been generally replaced by the Q&A series and by coursework.
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Monday Lab: Make Mine Marvel
That’s four role-playing games, from 1984, 1998, 2003, and 2012. Each one is strikingly different from other games of its respective publishing era – at the very least interesting and ambitious, and in my view, worth a lot more than “at the very least.” Some of the points in the discussion include why each one […]
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Monday Lab 4: SFTV RPG
Science fiction is a vast squishy thing spread throughout all sorts of media and culture/subculture. Got it. I wanted to examine its content in two pretty-specialized media: mainstream television series and table-top role-playing. You’ll see three dialogues: first with Ángel, then Ivan, and finally Moreno. I’m first to admit, the result is a mess: not […]
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Monday Lab 3: Boiling Pitch
The topic is group preparation, when you spend some time together creating and customizing the setting and situation. Whether it’s a pitch, a series of rules steps,a suggestion-and-approval process, or anything like that – we hit it from a lot of angles and a lot of examples. Joining me are Ray, Herman, Ángel, Santiago, and […]
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Monday Lab 2: Kittybox
“Everyone knows” what sandbox means. Except that it was a term ‘ported into table-top role-playing from another medium and adopted as fashion rather than substance, so no, I don’t. Talk is cheap, whiskey costs money, and let’s see if this is a thing, and if so, how many things, and if so in a given […]
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Monday Lab 1: Engine Rev
It’s given: “Powered by the Apocalypse” is an effective brand, and “Apocalypse Engine” is common usage for a presumed mechanics base. I’m not challenging either of these. I’m investigating what they may mean, and whether meanings differ. This is the first formal seminar activity for the new structuring of Adept Play. The activity was announced […]