Dragons Are Fine, Time Travel Isn’t
From Mirke The Meek by Mirke The Meek
March 21, 2026 · 14 min · Season 1 · Episode 107
About this episode
The episode explores the believability of story elements and their connection to tabletop RPGs through philosophical ideas.
In this episode, I think through the idea of what’s possible—and why some strange things in stories feel believable while others don’t. Using examples from Star Trek and Carmen Sandiego, I explore the difference between unrealistic things and things that don’t really make sense at all, touching on the philosophical idea of metaphysical possibility. From there, I connect it to tabletop RPGs and how philosophy informs our games and players' choices, whether we realize it or not. This isn’t a formal philosophy lesson—just me working through some ideas and relating them to games. People/Things Mentioned: Knowledge, Reality and Value (Michael Huemer) https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57610167-knowledge-reality-and-value Riley (Diegetic Advancement) https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/diegeticadvancement The Actual Reason Brennan is so Good (Edariad YouTube) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ghf7tksqyaA Brennan Lee Mulligan is Saving the World, one D&D Game at a Time (Rolling Stone) ( https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/rs-gaming/critical-role-dungeons-and-dragons-brennan-lee-mulligan-1235438859/ Feedback: Speakpipe (90 seconds): https://www.speakpipe.com/MirkeTheMeek Email…
People in this episode
Host: Mirke The Meek
Topics covered
- philosophy
- storytelling
- tabletop RPGs
- metaphysical possibility
- game design
Keywords
- Dragons
- Time Travel
- Star Trek
- Carmen Sandiego
- philosophy
- RPGs
- storytelling
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Diegetic Advancement, Rolling Stone
Books & works: Knowledge, Reality and Value, The Actual Reason Brennan is so Good, Brennan Lee Mulligan is Saving the World, one D&D Game at a Time
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