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Category Archives: Reference

Introduction to Publishing Contracts for Indie RPG Writers

An overview of your rights and publishers’ responsibilities

Posted byLīber LūdōrumAugust 15, 2022Posted inReferenceTags:contracts, publishing5 Comments on Introduction to Publishing Contracts for Indie RPG Writers

Texts on Designing Texts

Catherine M Wood, "Old books", n.d. Public domain.

An annotated bibliography of instructional resources for graphic design

Posted byLīber LūdōrumJune 13, 2022Posted inReferenceTags:graphic design, textuality, typographyLeave a comment on Texts on Designing Texts

The Trouble with Trigger Warnings

Research suggests they may do more harm than good

Posted byLīber LūdōrumJanuary 31, 2022October 23, 2022Posted inReferenceTags:psychology, technical writing, trauma, ttrpg2 Comments on The Trouble with Trigger Warnings

The Mörk Borg Third-Party License & You

Woodcut illustration of Faust and Mephistophiles, pre-19th century; colorized

A guide to compliance in the Dying World

Posted byLīber LūdōrumJuly 5, 2021January 12, 2022Posted inReferenceTags:copyright, Mork Borg, open gaming, open license2 Comments on The Mörk Borg Third-Party License & You

How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Indie RPGs (& How You Can Too)

Where do you turn when D&D isn’t enough … or becomes too much?

Posted byLīber LūdōrumJune 28, 2021January 8, 2023Posted inReferenceTags:5e, D&D, indie, pathfinder, small press, ttrpg1 Comment on How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Indie RPGs (& How You Can Too)

Rolling Solo

Caspar David Friedrich, Wanderer above the sea of fog, ca. 1817

A roster of GM & player emulators, oracles, and engines for TTRPGs

Posted byLīber LūdōrumMarch 14, 2021September 13, 2022Posted inReferenceTags:emulator, engine, gmless, oracle, solo playLeave a comment on Rolling Solo

Analyses of the Unreal

Joshua Reynolds, Theory oil painting

A curated reading list of TTRPG theory for designers, players, and thinkers

Posted byLīber LūdōrumNovember 30, 2020January 5, 2023Posted inReferenceTags:design, philosophy, play theory, rpg history, rpg theory3 Comments on Analyses of the Unreal

The Typology and Sociology of Play

A reference sheet for Roger Caillois’s Man, Play and Games

Posted byLīber LūdōrumOctober 29, 2020January 12, 2022Posted inReference, TheoryTags:games, play, sociology, Theory, typology2 Comments on The Typology and Sociology of Play

Ex Libris Mörk Borg

Pieter Bruegel the Elder, The Triumph of Death

Reflections on an annotated bibliography of official, semi-official & community content for Mörk Borg

Posted byLīber LūdōrumSeptember 28, 2020February 27, 2022Posted inReferenceTags:Mork Borg, mork borg cult, third party license1 Comment on Ex Libris Mörk Borg

Anatomy of a Rulebook

Caravaggio, Saint Jerome Writing

Don’t judge a game by its rulebook.

Posted byLīber LūdōrumSeptember 14, 2020January 12, 2022Posted inReferenceTags:instruction manuals, rulebooks, technical writing, ttrpg1 Comment on Anatomy of a Rulebook

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