About this episode
Che Webster explores the transition from being a Game Master to a player in a Star Trek campaign.
Exploring the daunting transition from forever-GM to player. Preparing to join Pat's open-world Star Trek campaign, Imminent Destinies , Che discusses how to apply Jamison's Otherworld-immersion and Justin Alexander's clear "action and intent" loop directly from the player's seat. The episode dives into the gritty, espionage-heavy Rigel Basin setting and navigates a trilemma of character concepts ahead of 'Session Minus One'. Discover the framework for banishing rules-talk, leaning into maximum player agency, and becoming a true Sojourner in a living Otherworld. Game on! Roleplay Rescue Details: Voice Message: speakpipe.com/roleplayrescue Patreon: patreon.com/rpgrescue Email: roleplayrescue@pm.me Blog roleplayrescue.com Bluesky Social: https://bsky.app/profile/ubiquitousrat.bsky.social Roleplay Rescue Theme by Jon Cohen from Tale of the Manticore: https://taleofthemanticore.podbean.com/ Logo and artwork by MJ Hiblen: https://www.patreon.com/MJHiblenART/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
People in this episode
Host: Che Webster
Topics covered
- transition from GM to player
- Star Trek campaign
- character concepts
- player agency
- game mechanics
Keywords
- roleplaying
- game master
- player agency
- Star Trek
- character concepts
- espionage
- Otherworld
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Imminent Destinies
Places: Rigel Basin
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