Wandering the Mythic

About this episode

This episode explores the reasons behind our engagement in tabletop games and the search for genuine connection through storytelling.

Why do we spend hours prepping and playing our games, only to walk away feeling like we've just consumed another piece of disposable entertainment? What if the modern tabletop obsession with "managing the fiction" is actually the very thing breaking the spell of the Otherworld? And how do we stop trying to construct a narrative, and finally step into a shared, living myth? I believe we are a people starved of story, wandering a paved-over world looking for a genuine connection.  In this episode, we are going to explore the deep, often unspoken reasons why we gather to play, and seek an answer to those questions. 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

• tabletop games
• storytelling
• shared experience
• narrative construction
• myth
• connection

Keywords

• tabletop games
• narrative
• myth
• story
• connection
• roleplaying

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Roleplay Rescue

Books & works: Tale of the Manticore

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