Transcript
This week Sam is joined by Jason Morningstar of Bully Pulpit Games, known for Fiasco, Night Witches, and many other excellent games.
Jason brought on transparency, a concept originating in the Nordic larp community, which describes the separation of player knowledge from character knowledge (similar to dramatic irony. We go through a whole library of example games in this one as we talk through genre, safety tools, playing to lose, and the deployment of secrets. Jason’s enthusiasm for this topic is infectious - there’s so much to think about here! If you’re listening and a designer, I’m pumped to hear what shenanigans you find to get up to with transparency in your own games.
Further reading:
The Mixing Desk of LARP
The Golden Cobra Challenge, live now!
The Fool’s Journey
Fiasco second edition
Welcome Guests
Paranoia
Bluebeard’s Bride
Montsegur 1244
Star Crossed
Socials:
Jason on Bluesky and dice.camp.
Bully Pulpit Games and their Patreon.
Sam on Bluesky, Twitter, dice.camp, and itch.
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