Primæval Fantasy

Daniel
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I'm Daniel, and these are my musings on RPGs, focusing on my own game, "Primæval Fantasy".

  1. 12/01/2025

    #35 - Roots of Railroading

    The unique gift that RPGs can give, the thing that no other medium is capable of to its degree, is that the players can dwell in a world of cause & effect, free from any imposed plot or scripts. The habit started, I believe, with most of the old D&D modules. Escaping it is hard, but certainly worth it.

    14 min

  2. 08/25/2025

    #34 - Convo w/ James Bacon

    "Better with Bacon" had me on his pod to chat about my methods.

    1h 21m

  3. 08/05/2025

    33- Convo w/ Arbiter of Worlds

    Was interviewed on AoW about my RPG philosophy/goals/tools.

    1h 17m

  4. 07/28/2025

    32 – Intuitive Simulationism (or “The Game Master & His Emissary”)

    The goal is for the players to feel immersed in theSecondary World as real people. The primary tool is by playing in a simulationist fashion, but how do we accomplish that?   It’s not by being buried in charts and Wiki pages, butprimarily using our most powerful tool: Informed common sense, the power of Intuitive GMing.  The secondary title is a play on Dr. Iain McGilchrist’s powerful book, ‘The Master & His Emissary’. https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300245929/the-master-and-his-emissary/

    10 min

  5. 11/15/2024

    31- The Power of Rules Opacity

    Attention & focus guide our outcomes. The conventional RPG methods we inherited have players constantly toggling between the Meta & Make Believe. For those gamers who truly want an immersive Role Playing experience, we must be willing to change that method. Mechanics are vital for the game, but this does not mean the players need to any attention to them whatsoever. By freeing players from all mechanics considerations, they can then flourish in their imaginations, focusing on role playing their characters & exploring the Secondary World.

    19 min
  6. #30 - Beyond Pineapple on Pizza - RPGs, Relativism & Subjectivism

    09/10/2024

    #30 - Beyond Pineapple on Pizza - RPGs, Relativism & Subjectivism

    "There's no wrong way to play RPGs," is a common retort against all RPG discourse about methods, mechanics, etc.. I decided to briefly shine some light on these confusions, & the fallaciousness of the undergirding dynamics generating such assertions.

    17 min

  7. 06/15/2024

    #29: Free Will in the Context of Being

    Continuing from part 1, I delve into the players' task of crafting their characters who are consistent with the Secondary worlds/settings of their games.

    14 min

  8. 06/10/2024

    #28: Free Will in RPGs

    I peruse the topic of player free will in RPGs.

    10 min
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I'm Daniel, and these are my musings on RPGs, focusing on my own game, "Primæval Fantasy".

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  • Creator
    Daniel
  • Years Active
    2018 - 2025
  • Episodes
    35
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    Clean
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