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Christopher Chinn is the blogger behind the long-running and well-loved Deeper in the Game blog. He's probably best-known for the Same Page Tool. But started in 2007, the blog has 15 years of thoughtful and insightful writing and advice on RPG design and play.
Show Notes:
01:17 - Introducing Chris
02:54 - The origin of the blog (also "rules are for preventing bitterness between friends")
9:56 - How Chris learned to ditch the railroad and embrace improvisation
23:34 - On playing with and writing for geeks of color
26:35 - Why the Same Page Tool shouldn't exist
37:38 - Advice for new bloggers
41:29 - Infectious Enthusiasm: Errant
43:37 - Tyranny of Numbers
46:20 - Replay: Tenra Bansho Zero
48:49 - All Advice Is Advice For Myself
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Getting Weirder Than Lovecraft (w/ Graham Walmsley)
The Awards (w/ Nico MacDougall and Tan Shao Han)
Reading The F**king Manual (w/ Max Lander & Aaron King)
Meeting Games Where They're At [w/ Quinns]
Games That Make You Cry In A Panera (w/ Hannah Shaffer and Evan Rowland)
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Best of 2023: Games Recommended By Guests
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Reading 1000 RPG Books (w/ Layla Adelman)
Reviewing Games on Youtube (w/ Dave Thaumavore)
Actual Play, Actual Work (w/ Emily Friedman)
How To Summon Demons With Cards (w/ Becky Annison)
Reading Indie Games At The Club (w/ Paul Beakley)
All Superhero RPGs, All The Time [w/ Fiona Hopkins and Stephanie Burt]
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