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On Memory and RPGs, featuring Arcane Alienist

On Memory and RPGs, featuring Arcane Alienist

Update: 2025-10-18
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This is an OctOSR-adjacent episode. Thanks go out to BJ Boyd, the Arcane Alienist, for being a guest on this episode to help frame and execute a discussion on the nature of memory and some key ways that can affect our play and understanding of RPGs. You can find BJ's podcast at the link below:

The Arcane Alienist



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On the Caller in Early RPGs


An interesting and relevant link suggested by Jason Connerley of the Nerds RPG Variety Cast comes from SpectreVision Radio:Episode 6: Dungeons & Dragons, or the Reality of Illusions

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On Memory and RPGs, featuring Arcane Alienist

On Memory and RPGs, featuring Arcane Alienist

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