On Memory and RPGs, featuring Arcane Alienist

18/10/2025 59 min Temporada 6 Episodio 4

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This is an OctOSR-adjacent episode. Thanks go out to BJ Boyd, the Arcane Alienist, for being a guest on this episode to help frame and execute a discussion on the nature of memory and some key ways that can affect our play and understanding of RPGs. You can find BJ's podcast at the link below:The Arcane AlienistFor more RPG investigations, visit the Casting Shadows blogWatch Annotated Actual Plays, RPG discussions and debates, product overviews, and practical tips for playing and running RPGs on YouTubeLeave a voice message for the podcast via SpeakpipeLINKS relevant to this episode:Things Gamers Say...Things Gamers Imagine...On the Caller in Early RPGsAn interesting and relevant link suggested by Jason Connerley of the Nerds RPG Variety Cast comes from SpectreVision Radio:Episode 6: Dungeons & Dragons, or the Reality of Illusions