The Librarian's Playbook: An Introduction to Indie Tabletop RPGs

• Author(s) / Creator(s)

  • Kumpf, Emily

• When we think about innovation in LIS, we often think digital and electronic, but we also have the opportunity to explore older technologies and non-traditional media that are not often associated with libraries. In this presentation, I will provide an introduction to one such medium: tabletop role-playing games (RPGs). I will focus on independently- created RPGs and the ways in which they can be integrated into library programming. My discussion of the theoretical aspects draws on examples from various games and systems, but I will also give a brief overview of three indie RPGs -- Follow, Be Witching, and The Deep Forest -- that can be used in programs, as well as some general tips for facilitating games.

• Date created

  2018-02-02

• Subjects / Keywords

  • Collaborative storytelling
  • Tabletop role-playing games
  • Libraries--cultural programs

• Type of Item

  Conference/Workshop Presentation

• DOI

  https://doi.org/10.7939/R3794182M

• License

  Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International