#RPGaDay2018 31. Share why you take part in RPGaDAY

I like the opportunity to shill my stuff.

OK, not exactly. There’s also the fact that it provides useful prompts for a month’s worth of blog content.

OK, not exactly that either.

Rather, simply, just that it is thought provoking and a good way to – non-confrontationally – share what you like, believe and hope for games and to tap into the broader community through a concurrent exploration of these issues.

I find it doubly fascinating to read other people’s responses, from the perspective of a game designer.

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#RPGaDay2018 30. Share something you learned about playing your character

I’m usually the Games Master, but in playing characters of fundamentally different mindsets to my own I think I’ve learned – imperfectly but better than most – to understand (but not really empathise with) those other mindsets.

I think this has made me a better debater in my real life and has helped me to comprehend where others are coming from, even if I disagree with them and what they’re doing.

On reflection, I think this is one of the many things playing these games and these characters can do for people in a positive way that betters their lives beyond the game. In playing these games we often learn about politics, science, history, ideology, religion and a host of other issues in a gamified way that encourages even more learning.

Each character you learn something new, each world you hone skills of interpretation and imagination. That has to be worth something.

Hey, thanks for stopping by. I’m an independent RPG (and other games) designer and author. You can check out my stuff via the links at the side of postmortemstudios.wordpress.com. If you feel so inclined, after a look around, you can support me at patreon.com/grimachu, Minds.com/grimachu or steemit.com/@grimjim. Questions and queries are welcome, remember, ‘Nullius in verba’!