This category is dedicated to posts about theoretical topics, and to personal insight.
I’m a pretty kinky ladybot, as you may have read in my other essays/games maybe a billion times. I find a lot of parallels between gaming spaces and kink spaces. I’m gonna go at it again here in some observations I’ve made about boundaries, consent, and rules in freeform/LARP games. There’s already a lot...
Read more →Act One: In Which I Am Changed Anyone who knows me knows I’m a little obsessed with women’s history, particularly when it comes to the role of women in WW2. And anyone who reads me on GAW knows that I am particularly interested in the Hx/Relationship/Bond mechanics in Powered by the Apocalypse games and...
Read more →As a parent of two babies, I do not get as much “gaming time” that I might like to. In fact, it is difficult to get any time at all. When they are really small they sleep most of the time, but at this age, they are active enough to require my attention, but...
Read more →Gaming as Women has recently teamed up with Indie+ to do some panels on gender and tabletop roleplaying games. Hosted by me (Kira Magrann) and featuring women who are members here at GaW, we’re tackling some trendy topics in the community right now, in addition to just kind of discussing what’s going on in...
Read more →In this post I will address two different approaches to playing high status characters. On one hand you can play a high status character who feels secure in their position, who respects and acknowledges others. On the other hand you can play a high status characters who feels that their position is threatened and...
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At PAX East last weekend, Mike Selinker had a talk called The 100 Games You Absolutely, Positively Must Know How to Play. The description of the talk reads, “Mike describes the 100 games you need to know if you want to be game-literate.” Obviously, the description should be taken completely literally. But I know...
Read more →The positive feedback round is an exercise you can do after larps or gaming sessions. The exercise gives everyone an opportunity to both give and receive positive feedback. The purpose of the exercise is both to improve your gaming skills, build a culture of communication and trust, and learn how to give and receive...
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Every time you want to “yeah but” a woman who is talking about women’s representation in RPGs, think about the risk she is taking. Every woman who is a creator knows that she’s in a male-dominated industry. Some women might be convinced otherwise, because our society is only just beginning to understand that sexism...
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Early the campaign of my current Rothlingsmark game, I asked my GM (who is also my husband, Geoffrey) a simple question that completely changed the course of the game. The question was made half in jest. It was a sort of “I’m joking unless you’re serious” kind of joke, anyway. I referenced it in...
Read more →A Disclaimer: This post involves a tiny bit of NSFW content, in the form of erotic storytelling. “Stick your ass out a little bit further,” I insist, with my strictest topping tone, though I let a little smirk escape. My playmate smiles back at me over her shoulder, eyes wide and playing helpless,...
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