Episode 22: What You Can Get From RPGs

Onyx Pathcast

In which we discuss what we as individuals have gotten out of RPGs, and what other people can get from them.

* We now have a lost episode!

* Dixie was an awkward child/teen/adult

* RPGs helped her find “her people,” her aesthetic, and confidence

* Eddy was a similarly awkward kid, and RPGs helped him, too

* On being “not enough” for certain subcultures/communities

* Surprise, Matthew was also awkward!

* Another surprise, RPGs helped his confidence, too!

* Speech therapy for all (three of us)

* Vampire/character voices

* Two digressions in quick succession

* RPGs as therapy tools

* The Wraith: The Oblivion curse

* How RPGs can affect players and GMs

* RPGs and trauma rules/The X-Card

* Which Onyx Path games are the most emotionally heavy?

* What does “fun” mean?

* Learning real-world things via RPGs

* We all love Britain

* Eddy and Dixie are going to conventions

* Stay tuned after the music for your new favorite ringtone

Links:

* Windows 10 bug: https://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonevangelho/2018/10/06/microsoft-confirms-windows-10-update-mistake-was-your-data-lost/#472b15a9665b

* Anthrax & Public Enemy – Bring the Noise: https://youtu.be/kl1hgXfX5-U

* Nicholas Briggs Interview: https://inews.co.uk/culture/television/doctor-who-voice-of-the-daleks-nicholas-briggs-interview/

* iThrive: http://ithrivegames.org/

* Bodhana Group: https://www.thebodhanagroup.org/

* A Theory of Fun for Game Design by Raph Koster: https://www.theoryoffun.com/

* Save Against Fear: https://www.thebodhanagroup.org/about-the-convention

* High Level Games Con: https://hlgcon.com/